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Arizona Education Department launches site for federally funded tutoring for grades 3-8
By Madeleine Parrish On September 16, 2023 The Arizona Department of Education on Friday launched a website for its new tutoring program for students in grades 3-8 at public schools who are not proficient in reading, writing or math based on the statewide assessment. The Achievement Tutoring Program is expected to begin Oct. 2. Department officials previously…
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Violence makes eastern DR Congo ‘worst place’ for children : UN
Geneva (AFP) – Children in eastern DR Congo are facing unheard-of violence, the UN warned Friday, cataloguing rapes, killings and use of youngsters by armed groups, including a case of infant twins taped to a booby-trapped bomb. On August 9, 2023 The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said the war-torn country had the world’s highest number…
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Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide
Ukraine War, Other Major Conflicts Accounted for Much of the Increase On September 7, 2023 (New York) – More than 3,000 attacks on education were identified in 2022, a 17 percent increase over the previous year, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) reported in a data release today. The data were released…
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Number of Children Displaced Across Sudan Likely Highest In the World
By Raghdan Orsud,Katharina Schroeder and Daphnee Cook On September 8, 2023 The conflict in Sudan has reached a grim new milestone, with the country now likely holding the highest number of internally displaced people on earth, according to publicly available data. At least 7.1 million people, including an estimated 3.3 million children, are now displaced from their…
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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR
On August 23, 2023 UNHCR’s representative in Niger, Emmanuel Gignac, said that sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last month’s military takeover do not include any exemptions for humanitarian aid. Mr. Gignac observed that food and commodity prices, already climbing before this crisis, jumped after sanctions…
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FOGO, our fear of growing old, is sweeping the land. Just look at Trinny Woodall
Why do we discriminate against older people when none of us is getting any younger? By Martha Gill On September 16, 2023 Ageism is perhaps the most paradoxical prejudice: we are, barring accident, discriminating against ourselves. Members of the persecuting in-group are through the course of their lives gently conveyor-belted into the persecuted out-group, which…
Read MoreUK: Is Menopause A Disability?
By Nicola O’Dwyer and Alice Finniear On September 15, 2023 Whilst potentially considered a taboo subject in the past, there is now far more conversation about menopause and, with employment rates for women aged 50 – 64 increasing from 46.9% in 1992 to 66.3% in 2023, more women are experiencing menopause during their working lives…
Read MoreIncorporate the diverse skills of an aging workforce
By Julia Mendez Achee On September 12, 2023 The modern workplace is undergoing a significant transformation, becoming more age-diverse with each passing day. This positive trend is largely because of citizens living longer and challenging outdated ideologies that once hindered their participation in the workforce. As a result, individuals are actively contributing and remaining career-engaged well into…
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Friday night lights under fire: High school football games are being blitzed by gun violence
“It’s definitely the worst I can remember in 35 years as a teacher, coach, leader in sports,” said Karissa Niehoff of the National Federation of State High School Associations. By David K. Li and Corky Siemaszko On September 15, 2023 Gun violence is threatening to dim Friday night lights and endangering a beloved national pastime…
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