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LGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
Education

Award-winning journalist banned from his alma mater for being gay

Journalist David Begnaud faced anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination from his former Catholic high school in Louisiana.
Begnaud's story highlights the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in religious institutions.
Cbsnews
2 months ago
Education

Long Island community gathers to support Catholic school teacher who was fired

A respected Catholic school teacher has been fired after photos of him kissing his boyfriend were forwarded to the diocese.
Parents and students are demanding the diocese reconsider the teacher's firing, calling it an act of discrimination.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Education

'A turning point for our school': Fontbonne Hall Academy debuts new science suite * Brooklyn Paper

Fontbonne Hall Academy, a private all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Bay Ridge, cut the ribbon on its new state of the art science suite Wednesday, thanks to generous donations from the school community.The facilities, which were designed by Fontbonne alum Constance Gangemi Slampiak of CGS Architecture, feature brand new rooms, equipment, and several 3D printers for students to utilize.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

Denver Archdiocese tells Catholic schools they shouldn't enroll trans students, recognize same-sex parents as 'family structure'

The Archdiocese of Denver has told local Catholic school administrators that they should not enroll or re-enroll transgender or gender non-conforming students.In a document published by the Denver Post on Monday, officials of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Colorado listed a series of guidelines on how local Catholic schools should deal with LGBTQ issues.
silive
2 years ago
Education

From Staten Island with love: St. Joseph Hill Academy community drive supports the refugees of Ukraine

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They may be 4,211 miles away from Staten Island, but compassion knows no bounds for the St Joseph Hill community.
moreEducation
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Career

Mum told me you don't want to peak in high school. Her advice guides me still | Benita Kolovos

High school can feel like the end of the world, especially at an all-girls Catholic school.
Peaking in high school is not the goal; it's about personal growth and learning from mistakes.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Education

New York City Catholic schools prepare for the upcoming school year | amNewYork

As New York City students gear up for the coming school year, the city's Catholic schools are also preparing for the year by ensuring that all students have all the tools they need in order to succeed and have access to as many resources and opportunities as possible.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Michele Steele: A church in Lincoln Square becomes houses for the affluent

It was a cold but sunny day in October 1988, and my friend Barbara knew exactly who was going to be president."My parents are going to vote for Michael Dukakis," she said matter-of-factly as we waited for Mrs. Maglaras, the school secretary, to open the front door of our school to let us in.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

'1923' Season 1 Finale Didn't Answer The Biggest 'Yellowstone' Family Question - But There Are Some Clues

Season one is done.slammed the barn door shut with its breathlessly awaited finale, "Nothing Left to Lose." Fans will debate Episode 8 for a long time, at least until season two rolls around.It was an important episode, with a lot happening, but it also left several story threads unresolved and did NOT answer arguably the biggest Yellowstone question of all, though some fans believe the answer is now at least implied.
Raptors Rapture
1 year ago
Toronto Raptors

Pathetic Raptors officially in tank mode after embarrassing loss to Timberwolves

If Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors wanted any hope of avoiding becoming sellers at the trade deadline and starting another winning streak, they needed to take advantage of the fact that they were lacing up against a Minnesota Timberwolves team that lacked both Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'Shutter' author was inspired by her own work as a crime scene photographer

Before she became a novelist, Ramona Emerson spent 16 years documenting crime scenes.As a police department photographer in Albuquerque, N.M., she covered everything from car accidents to refinery explosions.Once she had to ride a mule up a mountain for two hours with all her gear just to document a scene where someone got hurt.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Homecoming hemlines and the fight over fall formal fashion: 'The dresses are shorter than ever'

Chicago dad Exavier Pope will tell you he aced homecoming dress selection for his 17-year-old daughter, Emory.He had a few ground rules, of course.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

Julia Jacklin finds the light: 'I've wasted a lot of energy in my life trying to be cool'

In the wake of her second album, Crushing, Julia Jacklin found herself in an enviable position.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber to Lead Broadway Doubt' Revival

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber will star in a revival of Doubt: A Parable on Broadway this season.The play, by John Patrick Shanley, is about a nun who suspects a priest has sexually abused a student at a Catholic school.In 2005, the year it first opened on Broadway, it won both the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play; it was later adapted into a film and an opera.
San Francisco Bay Times
10 months ago
SF LGBT

Top of Your Stack - Recommendations from Book Passage 5.4.23 - San Francisco Bay Times

The London Seance Society (fiction - hardbound) by Sarah Penner
Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister's death.When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a
high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her.With shared determination, the women find companionship that perhaps borders on something more.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Greg Richmond: Changes in grading and homework policies are turning education upside down

As bad as the pandemic was for student learning, if some current education fads continue, the future could be worse.By now, almost everyone has seen reports about pandemic learning loss.A study published in January by the journal Nature Human Behavior found that children around the world lost more than one-third of a school year's worth of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Writing

National Book Awards 2022: Gayl Jones, Sharon Olds, Imani Perry among finalists

Gayl Jones, Imani Perry and Sharon Olds are among the finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards, to be held in November in New York.
Queerty
1 year ago
Education

This teacher was outed by his students on TikTok and then forced to quit his job

It seems like the closet is part of the job description for many teachers-even outside the "Don't Say Gay" wasteland of the U.S. school system.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

A Boston prep school is closing

Saint Joseph Prep in Boston will shutter its doors after 137 years at the end of the 2022-23 academic session, according to a letter from the Board of Trustees.The student body more than doubled in 2011 following a merger with another Catholic school in Newton, The Boston Globe reports.More than a decade later, the Board voted to close the school Friday, citing financial strain.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

Dancing Pig sign getting a welcome party at San Jose's History Park

San Jose's famous "Dancing Pig" neon sign will get a welcome party Nov. 19 at its temporary home at History Park.The historic Stephen's Meat sign recently was dismantled from its original spot on Montgomery Street to protect it from being damaged during construction of Google's Downtown West project.
Brooklyn Eagle
1 year ago
Books

Gayl Jones, Tommie Smith among National Book Award finalists

Gayl Jones' "The Birdcatcher," a short, lyrical novel about a writer's trip to Ibiza and the gifted, unstable couple she stays with, is a National Book Award finalist for fiction.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Meghan criticises suggestions she was lucky to be chosen by Harry as his bride

The Duchess of Sussex has expressed her frustration at being told a million times over that she was lucky the Duke of Sussex had chosen her when they became engaged.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Heads vote for Zahawi to intervene over gay author school visit

Headteachers have voted for Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to investigate the diocese which banned a gay author from visiting a Catholic school.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

School leaders debate intervention from Zahawi over cancelled gay author visit

Headteachers will debate whether Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi should intervene at a Catholic school where a visit by a gay author was cancelled by the archdiocese.
Advocate
1 year ago
Education

Trans Football Player's Dad Slams School System's Anti-LGBTQ Policies

The father of a transgender son is objecting strongly to a set of school policies on LGBTQ+ identity issued recently by the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D.
Advocate
1 year ago
Education

Trans High School Football Player May Fall Victim to Anti-Trans Policy

The father of a transgender son is objecting strongly to a set of school policies on LGBTQ+ identity issued recently by the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D.
Insidehighered
2 years ago
Higher education

Four Supreme Court justices want to broaden 'ministerial exception'

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by Gordon College of a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that its professors who do not teach religion or religious texts are not covered by the "ministerial exception."
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

Bishop prohibits Mass. school from calling itself Catholic for refusing to remove Pride, BLM flags

The Nativity School of Worcester in Massachusetts can no longer identify itself as Catholic for refusing to take down the Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ Pride flags, as requested by Bishop Robert McManus.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Worcester diocese calls out Nativity School for flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags

In a statement this weekend, Bishop Robert McManus questioned whether the school is still a Catholic school.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Break-ins, smashed windows cost businesses in St. Lawrence Market area thousands of dollars | CBC News

Break-ins and smashed storefront windows in the St. Lawrence Market area are costing local businesses thousands of dollars, according to owners and residents of the area.
Acm
1 year ago
Digital life

Blending Computer Science with Culture

Since mid-2020, the Coding with Culture program has offered project-based courses that incorporate cultural elements and computer science-based instruction.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Plaschke: Mater Dei deposition highlights shameful and callous football hazing response

"I don't have time to do that s-."
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