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The girls were reportedly taken to a nearby forest Police in Nigeria have launched a search and rescue operation for 317 girls kidnapped from a school in the state of Zamfara. The operation comes as 42 people kidnapped from a boarding school in a similar incident last week in Niger state were released. The kidnappings … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — With her children struggling in many classes last spring, Kelli Rivera became so frustrated with how her suburban Atlanta district was handling the coronavirus pandemic that she withdrew them to home-school them. They’re back in public school and mostly attending class in person. For now. Rivera is thinking of enrolling her younger … Read more
LE PECQ, France (AP) — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities has kicked up a storm of protest and debate as the country increasingly questions the environmental costs of its meaty dietary habits. Children in Lyon who were regularly offered such … Read more
The Daily Beast Russia’s TikTok Generation Is Putin’s Achilles’ Heel Ludovic Marin/AFP via GettyOn Feb. 3, an influx of young Russians flooded my Instagram inbox and followers list. Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, had just reposted my recent Instagram story: a photo of Navalny in court, holding up his … Read more
Criminal gangs often carry out kidnappings for ransom in Nigeria Gunmen have raided a boarding school in north-central Nigeria, abducting an unknown number of students, staff and their families, officials say. About 600 boys were asleep in their dormitories when the school in Kagara town in Niger state was raided, the principal Danasabe Ubaidu told … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon also had some bad news for those hoping to get away this Easter – and in the summer – PA The “phased and gradual return to school” will go ahead in Scotland as planned from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. Children aged four to seven and secondary pupils who need to carry out … Read more
Some schools are choosing to be remote-only this fall, while others have already reopened. NPR looks at the science and education issues facing families, states and educators as classes resume. STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: What will school look like this year? What should it look like? This week, Chicago decided to have school online only. … Read more
More school districts are reopening with in-person classes or under a hybrid model this week. But are schools reopening safely? What does the science say? RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Happy August because this month means it’s back to school in many school districts across the country. But there is so much anxiety out there among parents, … Read more