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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A New York City Department of Education employee was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Brooklyn on charges related to child endangerment and misconduct while on duty, police said. The arrest took place around 12:55 p.m. within the confines of the 78th Precinct. Authorities identified the suspect as 40-year-old Michael Boitano, an physical education teacher with the NYC Department of Education. Boitano faces multiple charges, including disseminating indecent material to minors, official misconduct by a public servant, and endangering the welfare of a child.

The list of proposed cuts would be insulting and an abuse of trust to this community, JuNelle Harris, a Livermore resident and mother to a second grade student, told the board Tuesday night. She urged the school board to first hold wider discussions with parents, calling any immediate decision completely inappropriate and one that would cause tremendous damage to students.

Israel limits the ability of teachers from the West Bank to travel to occupied East Jerusalem. At least 25,000 students in occupied East Jerusalem are taking part in a strike after Israel prevented access to teachers from the occupied West Bank. The strike was called by the General Secretariat of Christian Educational Institutions in Jerusalem and later joined by all private schools in East Jerusalem.

The Department of Education in Victoria, Australia, notified parents that attackers accessed a database containing the personal information and email addresses of current and former students, prompting password resets. The department disclosed the breach in letters sent to parents, stating that an unauthorized third party accessed students' names, school names, year levels, and school-issued email addresses, as well as encrypted passwords for accounts that use them.

Around 73pc of all Leaving Cert students went to college last year, as financial pressures increase

One of the clearest signs that a child may need extra academic support is a noticeable decline in grades or consistently low results. This can happen gradually or suddenly and often does not reflect a lack of effort. In many cases, children fall behind because they have missed key concepts earlier in the year, making it difficult to keep up as lessons become more demanding. This is especially common in subjects like maths, science and English, where knowledge builds over time.

But the Nevada association voted in April to require students in sex-segregated sports programs to play on teams that align with their sex assigned at birth - a departure from a previous approach allowing individual schools to set their own standards. The move raised questions for how the Tahoe-Truckee district would remain in the Nevada association while following California law, which says students can play on teams consistent with their gender identity.

I am fortunate to have spent time with Larry and get to know his deep passion for UCLA Athletics, particularly his desire to help our football and men's basketball programs thrive in this new era of collegiate sports. His investment in our programs positions us, and future generations of Bruin athletes, for long-term success.

Months before a San Jose high school attracted national attention when an image of students forming a human swastika on a football field went viral, a Jewish student in the Santa Cruz Mountains was targeted in a way that left no ambiguity, according to state records: A classmate allegedly taped a Nazi flag to the student's back without his knowledge, snapped a photo and made a hand puppet that resembled Adolf Hitler. San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District investigated the incident and closed the case.

Although the money really didn't get us anywhere and we lost the bank account, the dream still stayed,

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Celebrate the Year of the Horse at 16 San Francisco Public Library branches with Lion Dance performances by the Jing Mo Athletic Association. Learn about Lunar New Year traditions, enjoy a spectacular martial arts demonstration, and touch a piece of lucky lettuce to start your year off right.

Manufacturing environments are becoming more advanced, automated, and electrified-but they are also becoming more dangerous. High-voltage (HV) systems, robotics, advanced machinery, and tightly coupled production lines introduce risks that traditional training methods are no longer equipped to address effectively. Instructor-led classroom training, PDFs, videos, and even supervised shadowing have long been the foundation of manufacturing training. However, when the consequences of error include severe injury, fatal accidents, equipment damage, or production downtime,

January often sees children have more money in their pockets than usual, so we asked parents how they manage cash with kids Financially, being a teenager is an exciting time. You might have your first part-time job, or a bit of cash from babysitting. You're likely to have your first experience of shopping, buying cinema tickets, or going for meals with friends.

For brothers Boone and Ford Casady, pickleball is more than just a game, it is a passion. The 16-year-old twins are among the top junior players on the planet, but more important to them than trophies and medals is a desire to spread the fastest-growing sport in America to high schools and colleges. Their vision, combined with the persistence of fellow Crossroads sophomores Samantha Leeds and Hannah Carey, has birthed the L.A. High School Pickleball League, the first of its kind in California.

They are taught no emotional reaction is bad and to speak up about anything that makes them uncomfortable, including hugs. As a result, St Saviour's doesn't have any permanent exclusions and a lower rate of suspensions. Over 9,000 London schoolchildren are receiving lessons up to three times a week on respect, kindness and how their actions make others feel. The project is designed by the global education specialists, Think Equal.

Most do not understand the concept of alphabetical order, or how to research or even write a formal paper without cheating.

The 13-member panel, comprised largely of state officials, think tank researchers and higher ed lawyers, spent the last four days negotiating the rules of a new college earnings test called Do No Harm-which applies to all degree programs-as well as changes to the existing gainful-employment rule, an accountability metric that only applies to certificate programs and for-profits. The department's proposal, which aligns the two accountability

Boston federal judge F Dennis Saylor IV ordered a school district in Massachusetts to make "reasonable efforts" to ensure parents can prevent their children from learning about LGBTQ+ people. Lexington father and "devout Christian", Alan L, sued Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in October 2025 after learning its education materials included books which he said contradict his anti-LGBTQ+ views on marriage.

Welp. They've done did it. The Texas Supreme Court has officially ended its overt reliance on the ABA to accredit its law schools. From now on (or until they outsource the responsibility onto someone else), the Lone Star State's Supreme Court will call the shots on which law schools are qualified to crank out its future lawyers. Bloomberg Law has coverage:

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William Gib­son famous­ly observed that the future is already here, it's just not even­ly dis­trib­uted. That line is often thought to have been inspired by Japan, which was already pro­ject­ing a thor­ough­ly futur­is­tic image, at least in pop­u­lar cul­ture, by the time he made his debut with Neu­ro­mancer in 1984. But as any­one who's spent enough time in the coun­try under­stands - albeit not with­out frus­tra­tion - even twen­ty-first-cen­tu­ry Japan remains in many ways a pre-dig­i­tal soci­ety.

Schools are back in session this week after a much needed break for all, and Alameda Unified School District officials are happy to report that our campuses weathered the deluge of rain relatively well. We hope that everyone in the AUSD community stayed dry, cozy and not too stir-crazy during this extended stretch of rain! A few updates: First, at the Dec. 9 AUSD Board of Education meeting, Board Member Ryan LaLonde became the board's new president,

We will almost certainly appeal the denial to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Not only are students chronically absent from classes, Flushing teachers claimed, but many students who do attend class don't participate in classwork or complete homework assignments. Students regularly fail tests and other assignments, teachers continued, but still receive passing grades even if they fail the New York State Regents Exams. According to the teachers, the passing rate for their classes last year was around 70%, but only 30% of those students passed the Regents. It's a huge disparity, another teacher said.

The concept of the BANI World was proposed by Jamais Cascio in 2018 and further refined in 2020 to describe four major characteristics of future society: Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible. Compared to the previous VUCA ( Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and A mbiguity) World, the BANI World more accurately depicts the increasingly complex and volatile global situation and trends. "Brittle" refers to social systems being more susceptible to shocks and damage, often accompanied by the risk of sudden collapse.

In a message to parents published on Monday, headteacher Michael Gannon said the school is "working closely with external agencies, including a Cyber Incident Response Team from the Department for Education, as well as IT experts from our Multi Academy Trust, the Central England Academy Trust, to fully investigate and resolve the issue." As part of the response, the school has told both staff and students to keep well clear of its systems, including Google Classroom and SharePoint, until further notice.

Children's museums have evolved from rainy-day backups into stand-alone destinations, and the U.S. is home to some of the best in the world. Size can help-yes, some of these museums are enormous-but it's far from the deciding factor. What really sets the best children's museums apart, however, is how intuitive they feel: The focus is on learning through fun as opposed to text-heavy exhibits that tend to fall flat.

Done! Finished! One might expect to hear such exclamations from exultant college students, relieved or ready to rejoice upon polishing off their latest essay assignment. Instead, these are the words I hear with increasing frequency from fellow professors who have come to think that the out-of-class essay itself is now done. It's an antiquated assignment, some say. An outmoded form of pedagogy. A forlorn fossil of the Writing Age, a new coinage that seems all too ready to consign writing instruction to extinction.