Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an initiative to “combat online hate” ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday last week after alarming surges in hate against Jews, Muslims and Arabs coincided with the Israel-Hamas war, and a “media literacy toolkit” for students was among them. “The rising tide of hate …
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An Israeli PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave an emotional rebuke on campus of the university president’s testimony before Congress last week, in which she said it would depend on “context” whether calls for an intifada or the genocide of Jews would violate the prestigious university’s code …
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New research suggests that holding students back a grade is helpful, but opposition subsists, an education columnist in the Washington Post wrote. “Most of the educators I know don’t like grade retention — the term of art for holding a student back. They prefer to help students improve without squashing …
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The Associated Press posted this tweet about the belated ouster of Claudine Gay: “Harvard president’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” Perfect, right? It’s the big bad conservatives that are to blame. Plagiarism isn’t a heinous academic offense, it’s a weapon. TRUMP, LAWYERS AGAIN CONTEST 2020 AS RIGGED, …
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The Connecticut Republican Party on Friday accused a Democratic state education official of posting a “chilling reaction” on social media to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s death. The party shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a social media account belonging to Farmington Board of Education Chairman Bill …
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Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer says he feels his family, figuratively, is being “held hostage” by the North Star State’s Democratic policymakers who continue to enable transgender athletes in girls’ sports. The state did not comply with the Trump administration’s Friday deadline to ban trans athletes from girls’ sports. …
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The Department of Homeland Security on Friday detailed a list of all the shocking charges and convictions against illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts, who was working as the head of Des Moines, Iowa, public schools until his recent arrest by ICE. Roberts is currently in the custody of the U.S. …
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A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid a community dispute over sexually explicit and LGBTQ-themed books in the children’s section will receive $700,000 in a settlement. Terri Lesley, who served as executive director of the Campbell County Public Library System in Gillette, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit …
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Walk onto any construction site in America, and you’ll hear the same story: We can’t find enough skilled workers. Electricians, welders, HVAC technicians, plumbers and heavy-equipment operators are in dangerously short supply, and the gap is widening. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently warned that building America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure will …
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A DEI certificate at Harvard University promises to teach students how to spot “bias” and “create a plan for addressing a real-world organizational challenge inDEI,” all for$13,760 a pop. The course, offered by the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, tells students it will help them “become a powerful voice for …
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