Year 10 student Roya Sharifi said she’s already faced a lot of sexism in her young life, some of which she attributes to social media and the likes of Andrew Tate. When she joined a female-dominated robotics club at her school, members of other clubs remarked they would not achieve anything amazing because “they’re girls”. … Read more
REX, Ga. — The third-grade students at Roberta T. Smith Elementary School had only a few days until summer vacation, and an hour until lunch, but there was no struggle to focus as they filed into the classroom. They were ready for one of their favorite parts of the day. The children closed their eyes … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News Outreach food bank in Tallahassee. It was the bags of ripe peaches that did her in. “We don’t have anything in our fridge,” Ripolio said. Ripolio and her 8-year-old daughter, Isabella, walked away with paper … Read more
A New Zealand schoolgirl has suffered “unsurvivable head injury” on a school excursion to an ice skating rink. Kymani, 13, was rushed from Alpine Ice Sports Centre to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition on Tuesday morning about 11am, after falling while skating, The New Zealand Herald reported. “Sadly while on a school excursion Kymani … Read more
Hemant Rustagi, CEO, Wiseinvest, says that despite mutual funds and other options being there, some investors go for very conservative options for their children’s education thinking that this is one of the most important goals and they would not like to take any risk on that money. Maybe NPS Vatsalya will add one more option. … Read more
Students and faculty who are participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment at Halifax’s Dalhousie University vowed on Monday to stay until their demands are met despite the school’s notice to vacate its downtown campus. The encampment was set up on the Studley Quad on May 12 by Students for the Liberation of Palestine, which describes itself … Read more
High capacity electrical transmission lines in rural Nebraska, USA. Ryan McGinnis | Moment | Getty Images The demand for electricity to power homes, factories, office buildings, data centers, EVs, utilities and other parts of daily life keeps growing, while the supply of electricians needed to connect and control electricity keeps going down. That labor market … Read more
The Federal Government has announced plans to provide eligible families with school age children free internet in an attempt to “boost education opportunities and narrow the digital divide”. The government said it had invested $8.8 million to provide up to 30,000 eligible families, who do not have access to the internet, with a free National … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention in Houston, July 25, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris in a fiery speech Thursday blasted the policy agenda of former President Donald Trump as one of “chaos, fear and hate,” after … Read more
A company which ran wealth seminars, courses and mentoring programs has been slammed by the federal court for touting misleading information. Master Wealth Control Pty Ltd — or, DG Institute — was on Monday ordered to pay millions in penalties and refunds through a redress scheme to its formerly enrolled students. Well over 3000 students … Read more
