On March 1, 2022, Toby Price, vice-principal at Gary Road Elementary School in New Byrum, Mississippi, ran into a problem. The reader booked for a Zoom session for 240 sophomores had not shown up. So
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Washington Township Partners with Maley Foundation to Teach Disability Awareness
About 100 students sat around applesauce on the cafeteria floor at Spring Mill Elementary recently for a presentation on Down syndrome. The assembly was part of a two-week disability awareness program for young students in
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Haley Moss on what it all means
Published 2022-03-02 09:43 9:43 March 2, 2022 a m Former "The Bachelor" and fan favorite Demi Burnett announced via his Instagram account last week that she has autism. “There is a huge stigma around autism,”
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Light the fire of reflection in the classroom
At the beginning, allow me to make a revelation. I am neither a professional educator nor an expert in pedagogy. But there was a time when I ran classes and led creative
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What’s next for the Civilian Climate Corps?
Throughout the past year, the promise of a new Civilian Climate Corps has galvanized young progressive voters, with the Democratic base energized by President Biden's support for the initiative. But now that the legislative vehicle
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People are fishing in Lake Merritt. Are you OK ?
In December, the people of Oakland witnessed an extraordinary natural phenomenon: Chinook salmon swimming in Lake Merritt. These hardy fish have traveled hundreds of miles from the Pacific Ocean to the rivers and streams of
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Dancer and entrepreneur empowers youth through arts and media
By Jonathan Morales January 28, 2022 In 2008, Tamaira Sandifer '12 (Photography) hit rock bottom. Amid the financial crisis, Sandifer lost the building that housed his dance studio and nearly lost the business itself. There
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€ 1.5 million grant will help research why and when we help others
Photo by Jackson David on Unsplash A psychologist from the University of Birmingham received a prestigious scholarship from the European Research Council research why and when people make decisions to help others. The prize, worth
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COVID-19 cases increase during the holidays in Cree communities in Quebec
Several Cree communities in northern Quebec are grappling with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and community transmission for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020. According to the Cree Board
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Phil Hands: Decide to send us a letter to the editor this year | Column
And speaking of disagreement, I decline to publish reader submissions for a wide variety of reasons (most often because we don't have the time and space to publish them all). But one criterion I don't
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Sleek_Tee is the king of the atmosphere – Issues – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
After 13 years of struggling to be heard and provide a platform to showcase his talent, Owoade Abdulhamid Tiwalade, 30, better known as Sleek_tee, was finally recognized for his talent and resilience.Vibe Session winner Owoade
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Colleges return to drawing board – again – to fight COVID
Faced with rising infections and a new variant of COVID-19, colleges across the United States have once again been thwarted in their search for a return to normal and are starting to demand booster shots
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The world according to Guido Palau, the man behind the trendiest hairstyles in fashion | Women’s hair
HHe might not be a household name, but you are certainly familiar with the hairstyles he has created over the decades for catwalks, magazine covers, and ad campaigns. Guido Palau, the man behind some of
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The Hatcher Group wins 58 marketing and communications awards in 2021
âIt is a true honor to be recognized as one of the best in our industry by such a diverse group of rewards programs,â said Amy buckley, partner at Hatcher. âThe winning projects represent the
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Oklahoma Attorney General Joins Investigation into Alleged Harmful Effects of Instagram on Teens
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Attorney General has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta platforms, formerly known as Facebook, and one of its platform's impacts on young people users. âIt will be a little
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Curbing the digital space – Journal
A REPORT indicating that digital media freedom remained low in Pakistan in 2020-2021 should come as no surprise. The report entitled Regulatory Repressions Amid Pandemic: State of Digital Media Freedoms in Pakistan 2021, published by
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Biden announces deal, calls for votes: “Let’s do this”
Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani and Alan Fram | Associated pressWashington --President Joe Biden said Thursday he had reached a "historic economic framework" with Democrats in Congress over his broad domestic policy agenda, a hotly contested
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Acclaimed illustrator Jerry Pinkney dies at 81
by Len Lear Jerry Pinkney, a Germantown native who has gone on to become one of the country's most famous illustrators, died of a heart attack last Wednesday at the age of 81 at his
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People or profit? Facebook logs show deep conflict within | World news
San Francisco: Facebook the company is losing control over Facebook the product, not to mention the last shreds of its carefully crafted, decade-old image as a caring company that simply wants to connect the world.
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The Briefing Books: Simone de Beauvoir, Elena Ferrante
Earlier this month, a new novel by the late French writer Simone de Beauvoir was released. Written almost 70 years ago by a woman who died 35 years ago, Inseparable follows the devoted, almost romantic
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Snapchat feature aims to increase the number of elected young people
Arizona's young politicians want more young people to run for office; Snapchat launched a feature that could help Photo by Morgan Kubasko | The state press Snapchat's new Run for Office feature aims to get
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Mastercard and KAP will train 300,000 young Nigerians in film, television and movement production
Onwuamaeze dike The Mastercard Foundation, in collaboration with the KAP Film and Television Academy, will train 300,000 young Nigerians in film, television and film production over the next three years. The Mastercard revealed this in
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Vaccinations increase slightly, COVID mask requirement expanded in Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA, Calif .-- Santa Barbara County will continue its indoor mask tenure until at least early November. At the supervisory board meeting on Tuesday morning, Dr Van Do-Reynoso, county health director, said: âThe sanitary
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“The Found Project”: How we built a community with the Coming of Age unit
Students discussed a range of possible directions and definitions for the term âfound,â including achievements about themselves, their interests, values ââand strengths. This invited them to honestly reflect on their experiences during the pandemic, but
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The best STEM toys to occupy children in a smart way
Are you looking for a toy that can keep a child away from a screen? I'm always on the lookout for products that can bring my kids back to the real world and keep them
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Marlborough Schools Hope Flags Continue Addiction Conversations
By Dakota Antelman, Editor-in-chief Marlborough High School students put up flags late last week.(Photo / Courtesy Marlborough Public Schools, Facebook) MARLBOROUGH - Students at Marlborough High School and Whitcomb Middle School installed thousands of purple
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Youth project made zine-scene – The Sopris Sun
According to Wikipedia, a zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a small-run, self-published work of original or appropriate text and images, usually reproduced by a copying machine. Carbondale Arts (CA) Director of Education Michael Stout hopes the
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Youth creativity merges culture and technology – Informial
Information (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta â Sat 11 September 2021 2021-09-11 19:58 0 6d81e3df9943227aba70bd118d61d90a 4 Informative To free Social media was recently brought to life with a video featuring a mix of music, visuals, dance
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100 KNUST students benefit from digital and entrepreneurial skills
Around 100 students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology benefited from digital and entrepreneurial skills.The initiative called "Career Café" offers opportunities to students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to tap
Continue ReadingBennett calls on his allies to form a common global cybersecurity network
Israel is launching an international cybersecurity network for like-minded countries to jointly fight threats, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Wednesday at the Cyber ââWeek conference at Tel Aviv University. "Israel opens up and announces a
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Two summer concerts on the agenda this weekend
May 27, 2020 Throughout the stay-at-home order, the Surry Arts Council has offered online arts and other activities to people in the community, and continues to do so. A highlight of the summer for many
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Football reminds a fractured nation what it’s like to come together
July 10, 2021ENGLAND LIKES a community moment, thanks to football, its national sport. And the impresario of the moment is Gareth Southgate, the manager of England and currently its most popular person. He not only
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“I would be lost if I didn’t understand marketing,” says Sahed Ahmed, digital marketing specialist.
Sahed Ahmed is a seasoned digital marketer who works as a digital marketer on Fiverr. Sahed's recognition is vast, he is known as the freelance writer Sahed Afridi. Sahed is one of the brightest young
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Political document on the Eucharist will further alienate young people from the church
On Friday, June 18, when the American bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of writing a document on âEucharistic Coherence,â I was at the end of nearly three weeks of church-related travel.I had spent two weeks
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