Tuesday night leaders will unveil a new discipline matrix for kids from kindergarten all the way to the 12th grade. ALSO READ: Rock Hill Schools see sharp enrollment decline Leaders said this isn’t about new rules, but rather communicating those rules in a very clear way: ensuring uniformity at every school. “I do think kids…
Cleveland’s MC2STEM High School was once the crown jewel of a failing and nearly bankrupt school district — an “island of excellence,” as officials once crowed, in a system in danger of state takeover. Launched in 2008, MC2STEM attracted the city’s best students to classrooms in locations ranging from Cleveland’s science museum, the world headquarters…
Students, workers and domestic helpers affected by the deadly Hong Kong blaze that claimed 151 lives will each receive a payout of HK$20,000 (US$2,570) as part of government relief efforts. And donations to the government’s relief fund have reached HK$1.6 billion, reflecting strong public support for the victims. The authorities on Monday also announced grants…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – The school board in Williamson County voted on Monday night to prohibit students from using cellphones on its elementary and middle school campuses. After amending the language of the policy, the board voted 10-2 to approve the new policy, which requires elementary and middle school students to lock away their phones…
“Decoding Eisenman: Beyond Form” opened this fall at the China Design Museum, marking a major international exhibition dedicated to the work of pioneering architect, theorist, and educator Peter Eisenman, one of the world’s most enduring and influential figures in contemporary architecture. The exhibition is the result of a cross-border collaboration among the China Design Museum…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state’s fourth largest school district on Thursday in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are only two genders. The full Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the suburban Olentangy…
Toronto: Canada is sharply reducing its intake of temporary residents, including workers and international students, by nearly 43%, according to the immigration levels plan announced by the government as part of the Federal Budget that was presented on Tuesday. Jobseekers at an Aviation Career Fair in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Bloomberg) There will be a decrease…
Michael R Bloomberg Elected officials are finally waking up to the educational harms of mobile phones in public schools. As more districts ban them, the reports are highly encouraging — though hardly surprising, given the positive results we saw in New York City when we removed them from schools nearly 20 years ago. Yet even…
Unitree Robotics has launched an education platform for students to train robot dogs and understand how they operate based on the start-up’s Go2 system, as adoption of these quadruped machines expands from enthusiasts to mainstream consumers. According to its social media post on Tuesday, Unitree has developed an in-person training course with ready-to-use tools that…
It’s lunch time at York International School, a kindergarten through 12th grade public school in Thornton, and the cafeteria is packed. Sixth- and seventh-graders share what they are having for lunch: Cheese toast and blueberries. Chicken and rice — and something else one boy doesn’t quite know the name for. “A pear,” his friend tells…