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Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms
ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools.
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This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally
NEW YORK (AP) — Maps. Where would we be without them?
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NC State announces agriculture scholarship for eastern N.C. students
NC State has announced a $10 million commitment from alumnus David Peele and his family to expand educational opportunities for students in eastern North Carolina.
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Wake schools push family engagement to improve attendance, student success
Parents, students and teachers gathered Saturday afternoon at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh for WCPSS' Family and Community Engagement Summit. The event is aimed at engaging with families, empowering them to become more involved in their children's education.
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Wake Co Schools working to improve student outcomes with family engagement
Wake County Public School System held its Family and Community Engagement Summit on Saturday, focused on increasing parental involvement in education.
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Judge strikes down Trump policy that cut millions in teacher-training money
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money.
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Trump administration investigating Duke’s relationship with Wuhan University
Duke University said it’s committed to following federal requirements after the U.S. Department of Education questioned whether the university has submitted complete information about its foreign gifts and contracts.
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Law firm representing parents threatens to sue Wake schools over transgender teacher
The Thomas More Society letter is giving Wake County public school officials 15 days to meet a list of demands. The district has said its policies on hiring and employment include nondiscrimination clauses for gender identity.
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Wake schools looking into proposal to appeal short-term suspensions
The proposal comes from the Education Justice Alliance, a Wake-based nonprofit focused on equity and reducing student interaction with law enforcement. Several EJA representatives and parent organizers asked the school board Tuesday night to create the appeals process.
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Leake County schools in Mississippi released from decades-long desegregation order
After more than half a century, Leake County schools have been released from a federal order that monitored and prevented racial discrimination within the district.
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CHCCS Superintendent recommends Mandarin program to be dissolved
Glenwood Elementary School – part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools – is scheduled to close at the end of this school year. And now, district administrators are recommending that part of the school’s Mandarin language program be dissolved.
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More than 100,000 NC high school seniors automatically accepted to college. What to do next
If the student graduates this spring as expected, they'll have at least one spot already reserved for them at a two-year or four-year college in North Carolina.
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Charlie Kirk's family says security failures by Utah officials led to his assassination
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist’s assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit.
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A childhood rite moves indoors as kindergartners learn to ride bikes in school gyms
For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks and in neighborhood streets. Now, they're learning in school gyms and playgrounds.
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Wake school board approves $4.7M contract for more secure classroom doors, more security cameras
The school board set aside additional funding for security earlier this year. The two new contracts are part of a broader effort to upgrade physical security measures.
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A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports — spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok — cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-dow...
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Wake schools: Teacher pay on par, but other key jobs not competing with private sector
The school board commissioned the studies months ago as it grapples with turnover in some positions and contends with concerns about teacher pay.
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Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities charged a dozen people Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments in Southern California, when the operators had few or even no actual children attending their facilities.
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As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school
First lady Melania Trump visited an elementary school in northwestern North Carolina Tuesday, where she said the U.S. must lead on artificial intelligence. Her trip Tuesday comes as tech and political leaders debate about how best to regulate the AI industry. Prominent tech leaders have said they...
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Final cost for emergency repairs to three Wake schools tops $6.4 million
Work wrapped up last month at the three schools, which engineers had determined were structurally unsafe for students to occupy. District leaders have contended the schools weren't built according to their building plans, though they haven't determined who is responsible.
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Wake school board approves religious instruction absences, new book challenge process
The board voted 6-1 to give final approval to a policy amendment that would implement a new state requirement: allowing students to be excused for one hour per week for religious instruction. One group appears poised to take advantage of those rules in at least one Wake school.
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Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?
Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice — often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.
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Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns
With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks.
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A Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it
Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving. He said the U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies transmitted the messages to him via FM radio and that God was comma...
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Hundreds gather in eastern Congo to mourn victims of school fires
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered on Monday at a mass funeral in eastern Congo to mourn 27 young victims of a fire that engulfed two schools, as families wept and officials laid down wreaths and made speeches.
