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Institutions United States

NYC Ed Dept expands 3-K for All program

The New York City Department of Education (NYC Ed dept) has announced it will begin offering classes to 3-year-olds under...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 16, 2020
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Schools United States

AASA 2020: District superintendent canvases for better response to student...

Ryan Powers, assistant district superintendent of the Bridgewater-Raynham county, has tasked schools to put in place better structures to manage...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 15, 2020
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Special Education United States

Over 2,800 secondary school principals want more assistance for special...

A survey conducted by the RAND Corps has revealed that over 2,800 secondary school principals are requesting assistance in doing...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 15, 2020
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Asia Nonprofits

WHO Director-General reports that vaccines are in development stage

WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, via his official Twitter handle, noted vaccines for the virus are currently in the development...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 14, 2020
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Language

Albert Costa book debunks 1960s perceptions on brain bilingualism

Albert Costa’s book “the Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language,” has debunked previous misconceptions...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 12, 2020
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Government United States

Michigan governor seeks $1M to end lunch shaming in schools

Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is seeking $1 million funds from the state to pay off the lunch debt of students...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 11, 2020
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Asia Security

British universities extend closure of Chinese campuses

British universities with branches in China have extended their academic resumption date after Beijing announced it would extend the closure...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 10, 2020
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Europe Law and Courts

Homophobia is now illegal in Switzerland with a 63% affirmative...

Homophobia is now illegal in Switzerland, greenlighting an amendment to an anti-discrimination law that has not protected lesbians, gay men,...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 9, 2020
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Asia Science

Coronavirus source: Pangolin linked to epidemic outbreak

Researchers at the South China Agricultural Institute have linked the coronavirus source to the endangered pangolin as a potential intermediate...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 9, 2020
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Europe Universities

UK students protest cancelled lectures as 74 universities staff strikes

UK students are staging protests over the proposed 14 days of strike action from university staff, which will reportedly disrupt...

• BY Daniel Abel
• February 9, 2020
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