Tag: School curricula
Hugs as California public school returns to class in person
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — There was pumping music, dancing teachers and lots of hugs as one of the first public schools in California opened...
Indiana sees English, math scores drop on standardized tests
INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer than one-third of elementary and middle school students in Indiana recorded passing scores on the latest round of state standardized tests,...
Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON — Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space...
Tears, politics and money: School boards become battle zones
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such...
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
Rocky path ahead as Chicago set to get elected school board
CHICAGO — ILCHS801,802, ILSPR801 set for time release at 8a Saturday, July 3.
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Learning setbacks coming into focus with new testing results
AUSTIN, Texas — The scores from the first U.S. standardized tests taken during the pandemic are offering an early glimpse of just how far...
Frederick S. Humphries, former FAMU president, dies at 85
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Florida A&M University president Frederick S. Humphries, whose 16 years of leadership at the school are often referred to as...
Macron: EU needs to fight ‘illiberal values’ inside bloc
BRUSSELS — French president Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the European Union needs to fight a “cultural" and “civilizational" battle to stop the...
Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's foreign minister alleged Tuesday that a disinformation campaign was being used to rally international criticism of a recent law passed...