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Associated Press
Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious department
Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education. Ryan Walters, a Republican, announced the new office on Wednesday and on Thursday sent the email to school superintendents statewide. “In one of the first steps of the newly created department, we are requiring all of Oklahoma schools to play the attached video to all kids that are enrolled,” according to the email.
CBC
How should a school react when a student assaults a classmate?
The story of a 14-year-old autistic student who was assaulted by a classmate in Ottawa has reopened conversations about victim safety — and rehabilitation over retribution — particularly as the rate of bullying in Ontario is on the rise, according to new research.When two girls from Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School in the city's west end invited classmate Sloane Foster, 14, to join them for lunch at the mall across the street in late September, Foster called her dad right away."She was quite ex
Sky News
Teachers washing students' school uniforms amid hygiene poverty worries
Hygiene poverty is forcing more teachers to wash pupils' school uniforms themselves, with many saying students would face isolation or bullying otherwise. Data from a survey shows 80% of teachers reported seeing an increase in hygiene poverty among their students. St Cuthbert's Academy in Blackpool is among dozens of schools which now have a launderette after financial support from smol.
The Daily Beast
Bible-Thumping School Boss Supports Axing Dept. of Education
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters slammed modern education as “absurd” in comparison to the days of “one-room schoolhouses“ in a Friday interview on CNN. President-elect Donald Trump has openly shared desires to completely shut down the Department of Education, which would eave matters of education up to the states. Appearing on Laura Coates Live, Walters couldn’t hide his excitement over the prospect. “President Trump is going to fulfill his promise to get rid of the fe
CBC
New Alberta middle school curriculum coming in math, social studies and wellness
Alberta junior high students will be learning from new math, social studies and physical education and wellness curricula by the fall of 2026, the provincial government says.Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides also says he's considering whether some topics covered in the high school career and life management (CALM) course should move into junior high.That move could be a result of an ongoing review of the three-credit CALM course, which is mandatory for graduation and often taught in Grade
The Daily Beast
Matt Gaetz ‘Pull Out’ Remark Derails MSNBC: ‘I Just Threw Up’
Stephanie Ruhle was saved by an ad break when a segment about Matt Gaetz’s attorney general nomination went off the rails in fits of laughter. President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his attorney general pick on Wednesday, despite an investigation into Gaetz’s alleged drug-use and sex scandal with an underaged girl. In light of the allegations, a comment about “pulling out” quickly derailed Friday’s 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle.
CBC
Canada Post workers can't survive on current wages: union official
Canada Post is negotiating in bad faith while its employees are struggling to survive, an official with the Toronto branch of the union said, after workers across the country went on strike Friday. Mark Lubinski, president of the Toronto Local Canadian Union of Postal Workers, said the rising cost of living has hit postal workers hard. "We're unable to survive," he said. "We're fighting for ourselves, our families and for our communities." He said workers have been at the table for over a year,