#The World’s Top Costume Design Schools 2024

#The World’s Top Costume Design Schools 2024

With more than 70 schools offering costume design instruction, what makes such a program stand out? Is it the proximity to film studios and theaters in the major entertainment hubs of L.A., London and New York? The variety of courses, from historical design to 3D fabric printing, or simply a well-rounded curriculum? Or is it…

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#How school boards became one of democracy’s front lines

#How school boards became one of democracy’s front lines

Since the pandemic, Americans are paying closer attention to school boards and their meetings than ever before, but the rubber-meets-the-road government bodies — an original colonial creation — are no strangers to controversy. Nick Melvoin got elected to Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in 2017 and has not seen a break in…

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#Los Angeles Unified School District Cancels Classes Monday as Tropical Storm Hilary Hits Region

#Los Angeles Unified School District Cancels Classes Monday as Tropical Storm Hilary Hits Region

The Los Angeles Unified School District has canceled school on Monday amid a tropical storm warning in the Southern California area. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho made the announcement Sunday afternoon in a live press conference covered by local TV news stations as heavy rainfall was hitting Southern California. “There is no way we can compromise the…

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#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

Schools are introducing new measures and drug prevention organizations are adding to their curricula to combat a disturbing rise in teen overdose deaths. Drug use among high school students is in a historic decline, but the particular substances teenagers are consuming are becoming more dangerous, including some laced with fentanyl. Fatal overdoses among teens have…

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#Republicans see education as winning issue in 2024

#Republicans see education as winning issue in 2024

Republicans see education as winning issue in 2024 Prospective GOP candidates for president are leaning heavily into education amid concerns over issues like parental rights and the politicization of school curriculums. Underscoring how critical an issue it is for Republicans, former President Trump unveiled his education platform on Thursday, calling for cutting federal funds to…

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#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 8, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 8, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 8, 2023” Randi’s ‘resilience’American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten claimed that “kids are resilient” as a justification for keeping schools closed during the pandemic (“Learning Loss’ High Price,” Editorial, Jan. 2). Evidently, these kids were more resilient than the teachers she represents. Otherwise, these teachers would have been…

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#Student stabbed in Yonkers school beatdown

#Student stabbed in Yonkers school beatdown

“Student stabbed in Yonkers school beatdown” A 16-year-old boy was jumped by two older teens and stabbed in a Yonkers school Friday morning, police said. The brawl erupted after an argument between the victim and two 17-year-old boys in the second-floor bathroom of Yonkers Middle-High School around 8:40 a.m., police said. The older teens started…

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