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American classrooms need more educators. Can virtual teachers step in to bridge the gap?
By Alia Wong On September 1, 2023 WASHINGTON – Rachel Pomeroy tries to be as engaging as one can be when reviewing physics concepts with high schoolers on the eve…
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Widespread learning loss among Ukraine’s children, as students enter fourth year of disruption to education
Continued attacks on education inside Ukraine and low-level enrolment in host countries have left many of Ukraine’s 6.7 million 3–18-year-olds struggling to learn, warns UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and…
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Russia hits ‘new low’ with ban against discrediting army: Rights experts
On August 28, 2023 The law was adopted shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Special Rapporteurs said they had already raised serious concerns over the law with the Russian Government…
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Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators
One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study By Maya Oppenheim On August 3, 2023 Russian guards subjected Ukrainian…
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Hundreds of Sudanese families separated by armed conflict finally back in touch
By Lucien Christen and Aylona Synenko On August 14, 2023 Since the beginning of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross of Chad have…
Read MoreCity council votes to make Pittsburgh sanctuary city for gender-affirming care
By Royce Reed On September 12, 2023 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a groundbreaking move on Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council approved two bills that position Pittsburgh as a sanctuary city for…
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California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
By Trân Nguyẽn On September 11, 2023 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign…
Read MoreFlorida law restricting transgender adult care can be enforced while challenged in court
On September 12, 2023 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law restricting health care for transgender people can still be applied to adults while it is being challenged in…
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14-year-old charged with trying to drown a black boy while another teen called him ‘George Floyd’
By Isabel Keane On September 13, 2023 A 14-year-old boy has been charged for allegedly trying to down a black teen in a Cape Cod pond while calling him racial…
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