Category Archives: Education
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans
Boston schools chair resigns over racially charged texts
BOSTON (AP) — The chair of the Boston School Committee resigned Monday amid criticism of racially charged texts she shared with another member of the committee disparaging families of students, city officials announced Tuesday.
Mexico bars former cabinet secretary from holding office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico announced Tuesday it has barred former Treasury and Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray from holding public office there for 10 years, after finding he failed to accurately report his holdings, income or properties betw...
Despite economic reopening, students still worry about lack of summer work
OTTAWA — Brandon Rheal Amyot was sweating while perusing summer job opportunities in February, realizing that opportunities weren't abundant. The Lakehead University student watched something similar happen last year when job opportunities dried up as ...
French court rules discrimination behind students’ ID checks
PARIS (AP) — Overturning a lower court decision, a Paris appeals court ruled on Tuesday that discrimination was behind humiliating police identity checks on three high school students of color as they left a train on their return from a
Edmonton removes references to Bishop Vital Grandin from downtown transit station
Edmonton has removed references to Bishop Vital Grandin from one of the city's light-rail transit stations. Mayor Don Iveson put forward a motion at a city council meeting on Monday to remove references to Grandin from the Government Centre station, si...
Library of Congress gets health workers’ audio COVID diaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress has acquired a digital archive of the real-time impressions of more than 200 frontline health care workers documenting the country’s descent into the coronavirus pandemic.
Quebec gives OK to school proms, speeds up reopening as COVID-19 situation improves
MONTREAL — The Quebec government announced Tuesday it will ramp up its reopening plan, moving all of the province out of the orange pandemic-alert level by next week and allowing high school proms for graduating students next month. Premier François Le...
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands
SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other milestones. After being born addicted to heroin, she'd been placed with a foster family, and he counted the days between their visits as he
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands
SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted to heroin, she had been placed with a foster family, and he anxiously counted the days between their
