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Education

‘I had teachers crying’: the schools trying to plug million-dollar funding holes after Trump cuts

Today at 20:00 PM, via The Guardian

Ashe county, North Carolina, and thousands of other school districts are scrambling after a freeze on nearly $7bn

In the time it took to read an email, the federal money vanished before Eisa Cox’s eyes: dollars that supported the Ashe county, North Carolina, school district’s after-school program, training for its teachers and salaries for some jobs.

The email from the US Department of...

Education

Uganda: UPC Demands Equal Pay and Improved Conditions for Teachers

Today at 19:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has called on government to urgently address salary disparities and poor working conditions in the education sector, warning that persistent neglect could derail the country’s human capital development.

Lifestyle

Queen Thandi takes on a second title

Today at 18:11 PM, via The South African

Queen Thandi of the Zulu nation was capped with a doctoral degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s graduation ceremony.

Science/Tech

Brendan Carr Isn’t Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him

Today at 22:18 PM, via Wired

Experts say the FCC commissioner’s conduct—testing how far the agency can go to limit speech without ever quite formally censoring it—is flatly unconstitutional. That won’t make it stop.

Science/Tech

FTC and Seven States Sue Ticketmaster Over Alleged Coordination With Scalpers

Today at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from seven states filed an 84-page lawsuit Thursday in federal court in California against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary. The suit alleges the companies knowingly allow ticket brokers to use multiple accounts to circumvent purchase limits and acquire thousands of tickets per event for resale at higher prices. The FTC...

Health

What It Means to Set a Boundary

Today at 17:01 PM, via New York Times

It might sound counterintuitive, but your relationships can benefit from rules and limitations.