LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District planned to walk off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they will be joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that will shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations are expected at schools across the […]
Florida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades
Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school […]
Teachers trained to administer Narcan amid opioid crisis
Teachers trained to administer Narcan amid opioid crisis – CBS News Watch CBS News As the U.S. continues to contend with a surge in accidental opioid deaths among teens — some teachers are now being educated on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses. Christina Ruffini has more. Be the first to […]
TikTok star “Grandma Great” proves it’s never too late to pursue your passions
TikTok star “Grandma Great” proves it’s never too late to pursue your passions – CBS News Watch CBS News 79-year-old Sharon Barber put school on pause and raised a family. Now, 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren later, she returned to class. Nancy Chen has her story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for […]
LeVar Burton and Jenny Mackenzie discuss new documentary “The Right To Read”
LeVar Burton and Jenny Mackenzie discuss new documentary “The Right To Read” – CBS News Watch CBS News “The Right To Read” executive producer LeVar Burton and director Jenny Mackenzie join “CBS Mornings” to discuss their new documentary about the literacy crisis in the U.S. and how there is a disconnect between the science and […]
University of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor talks about role and educational struggles
University of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor talks about role and educational struggles – CBS News Watch CBS News The University of Cambridge has hired the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history. Professor Jason Arday discusses his career studying race, inequality and education, and reflects on growing up being diagnosed with a form of […]
SOLA: Daring to educate Afghanistan’s girls | 60 Minutes
SOLA: Daring to educate Afghanistan’s girls | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Since Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, girls have been prohibited from attending school beyond sixth grade. SOLA, the School of Leadership Afghanistan, is still teaching its students, though, after a daring evacuation to safety. Be the first to know Get […]
The Girls of Sola | Sunday on 60 Minutes
The Girls of Sola | Sunday on 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News After U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the country fell to the Taliban, Afghan girls have been barred from school beyond 6th grade. Sunday, Lesley Stahl travels to meet a group of Afghan girls continuing their education in the African […]
NYC parents speak out on how charter schools changed their kids’ lives
Reading proved elusive for Violetta Volpe until she got to Bridge Preparatory Charter School. Staten Island’s traditional public schools weren’t helping Violetta, who was diagnosed with dyslexia in first grade. Desperate, her mom enrolled her at Bridge Prep, where what had previously puzzled the preteen became crystal clear within a year. “She can read,” Violetta’s […]
Ron DeSantis Reportedly Took Advantage Of AP Classes He Now Wants To Deny Florida Kids
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly took high-level Advanced Placement classes in high school that he’s now threatening to deny to Florida students. DeSantis was even named the “AP U.S. History student of the year” as a senior at his high school in Dunedin, Florida, reported the Daily Beast, which obtained pages from his yearbook. […]