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Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding from California schools, if an investigation by the US Department of Education concludes that the New York Times’ 1619 Project has been implemented into their curriculums. “Department of Education is looking at this. If so, they will not be funded!” Trump tweeted Sunday in response to a tweet about […]
Diddy and Dr. Steve Perry have announced the launch of Capital Prep Bronx, a charter school that aims to provide high-quality cirriculum to underserved students. The school, located in Co-Op City, will kick off its inaugural semester on Sept. 8 with a fully remote schedule. Nearly 200 6th and 7th graders will initially comprise the student body, with plans […]
The University of California is now prohibited from accepting standardized testing scores from prospective students. According to CNN, a state court issued a preliminary injunction this week that prevents schools within the UC system from using SAT and ACT results as criteria for admissions and/or scholarships. The ruling was deemed a victory for students with […]
Two little girls were almost taken from their mother after Taco Bell employees discovered that they were temporarily using the restaurant’s Wi-Fi for school. A photo of the two girls outside of the Taco Bell in Salinas, California went viral, which shows them sitting on the ground with their homework and laptops as two employees […]
The COVID-19 crisis has denied graduates around the world of the special day when they walk across the stage to receive their diploma in front of their family, friends, and fellow students. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay found a way around this problem. Well, sorta. IIT Bombay held a “virtual reality” convocation on Sunday where every single […]
On Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that they would be transitioning from in-person classes to virtual classes, effective August 19, after reporting 135 new positive COVID-19 cases just a week into the fall semester. Those 135 positive tests (composed of 130 students and five employees) came about as a result of four clusters, […]
Johnathon Grayer, a 25-year-old trucker, died a hero after he accidentally rear-ended a school bus as it was unloading kids in Georgia on Wednesday. According to People, there were 10 children on board at the time of the crash. After Grayer’s truck collided with the bus, he immediately sprung into action and aided in getting all of the […]
A two-year investigation conducted by the Department of Justice finds Yale University’s undergraduate admissions process has been “illegally discriminating” against Asian and white applicants, AP reports. “Yale grants substantial, and often determinative, preferences based on race to certain racially-favored applicants and relatively and significantly disfavors other applicants because of their race,” Civil Rights Division official Eric Dreiband wrote in the letter to […]
After logging in for her first day of class while remote learning, a young Florida elementary school student watched her mother get shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend, according to local authorities. “One of the children, the 10-year-old, is online, getting ready to start the day—it’s early, you know, 8 o’clock,” Martin County Sheriff William […]
The American Federation of Teachers has said it will support teachers if they decide to strike in districts that choose to reopen schools without heeding necessary precautions. The ATF said strikes for its 1.7 million members should be a “last resort,” The New York Times reports. Still, this new authorization vote will give union representatives […]
