#Families are fleeing NYC’s public schools — of course

#Families are fleeing NYC’s public schools — of course

“#Families are fleeing NYC’s public schools — of course” Parents have noticed the utter failure of the city Department of Education and are pulling their kids out at a record clip. Preliminary DOE figures show the nation’s largest school district losing 43,000 kids this year — or 4 percent of enrollment. Of course, enrollment’s been…

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#De Blasio degrades school standards

#De Blasio degrades school standards

“#De Blasio degrades school standards” It’s remarkable enough that a leader sitting in America’s financial capital would deliver such a faithful update of Karl Marx’s disastrous dictum, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” But to do so as a preamble to announcing the removal of selection criteria in middle-school…

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#therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID

#therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID

“#therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID” SANT VICENC DELS HORTS, Spain – Surrounded by parents and teachers, five children with disabilities in a Spanish special-needs school cannot hide their excitement when Soul the therapy dog walks in wagging her tail. “What we have noticed a lot during the time of the pandemic is…

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#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

“#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19” DORI, Burkina Faso — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she has, the 10-year-old fears classes might once again stop. Children returning to school in Burkina Faso’s volatile Sahel region have to practice safety drills to prepare for…

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#Sri Lankan man runs mobile library for kids

#Sri Lankan man runs mobile library for kids

“#Sri Lankan man runs mobile library for kids” COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library — across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas — to underprivileged children in backward rural parts of Sri Lanka. Having witnessed the hardships faced by…

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