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Citipointe Childcare fined $18,000 for losing toddler after bushland excursion in Brisbane

A childcare service affiliated with a Brisbane school that demanded students sign an enrolment contract denouncing homosexuality has been fined $18,000 after a toddler went missing on an excursion.

ABC News

Dublin mum feels helpless as young non-verbal son deteriorates before her eyes due to lack of support

She is calling on the Government to provide more therapy and respite to children with additional needs

Dublin Live

Most Florida reviewers of math textbooks saw numbers, not ‘woke’ concepts, but a few did

Dozens of state reviewers found no evidence of “prohibited topics” like critical race theory and social-emotional learning in math textbooks, a partial review of nearly 6,000 pages of book examinations shows. However, a much smaller number of reviewers did find examples they disagreed with on those topics.

Miami Herald

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Orlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel stand by math book story despite education agency’s complaint

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Education on Friday disputed an Orlando Sentinel/South Florida Sun Sentinel story about what math textbook reviewers found in the books, but the newspapers stand by their work.

Orlando Sentinel

GOP's move to stop debt relief backfires

The GOP's attack is a tacit acknowledgment that Biden appears to have the power to finally make good on his promise

Salon

A closer look at Florida’s rejected math textbooks

It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.

Tribune News Service

Liberty faces probe over rape claims

The school dismissed reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for running afoul of its moral code

Salon

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Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

Tribune News Service

Feds to forgive $238 million in loans for students of failed Marinello beauty schools

Former students of the shuttered Marinello Schools of Beauty will have their loans forgiven, totaling $238 million for approximately 28,000 students, the federal government announced Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Teacher escapes losing job for discussing student’s gender identity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida high school teacher who almost lost her job for discussing a student’s gender identity in class should be able to stay in the classroom, a state judge ruled this week.

Tribune News Service

Department of Education lost nearly 17,000 days to sick leave among staff over two years

Stress and work stress were among the most common reasons cited

Irish Mirror

Hunter school teachers prepare to strike on May 4

The Department of Education called on the NSW Teachers Federation to call off the action.

Newcastle Herald

Editorial: Student loan forgiveness must target the needy. Profligate collegiate spenders must pay the piper

Attacking “waste, fraud and abuse” is a common promise made by both parties, but too often forgotten after the campaigning is over. On the touchy issue of student loan debt forgiveness, President Joe Biden can hardly afford to forget.

Chicago Tribune

Queensland education department staff urged to report integrity breaches as public interest responsibility

Teachers and employees of Education Queensland are being encouraged to call out and report breaches of integrity within the workplace, as the Opposition says there is a "problematic" culture across the Labor government.

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter schools prepare for changes to COVID-19 rules in term two

"We're nervous about the possibility of increased transmission."

Salon

"Social emotional learning": The new CRT

Right-wing culture warriors' new obsession: Widespread "life skills" approach is actually sinister "Trojan horse"

Mic

It’s far from perfect, but Biden’s student debt relief plan is a big deal

Yes, there’s thousands in loan forgiveness, but the real meat of the plan might be the new income-driven repayments.

ABC News

Dominic Perrottet questioned about suspended MP Gareth Ward's pay and entitlements

Dominic Perrottet says the state government is not intending to bring forward laws to remove the pay of Kiama MP Gareth Ward, who was suspended from parliament after he was charged last month.

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The Independent UK

Feds: Thousands may have student debt that should be erased

A new federal report finds that record-keeping failures by the Education Department may have left thousands of Americans stuck with student debt that should have been forgiven

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #9

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

Miami Herald

Florida frets over rejected math textbooks as local school officials await details

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Days after rejecting dozens of math textbooks for including what the state Department of Education claimed were “indoctrinating concepts,” Florida officials on Monday continued to refuse requests for examples.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida education agency rejects math books it claims contain Critical Race Theory

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected 42 math textbooks publishers wanted to sell to the state’s public schools, claiming the books contained “critical race theory” or other “prohibited topics” and “unsolicited strategies,” the Department of Education said Friday.

Reason

Once Again, Joe Biden Extends the Moratorium on Federal Student Loan Repayment

The Biden Administration will push student loan repayment until late summer.

The Conversation

Shame and secrecy shroud culture of sexual assault in boys' high school sports

A coat hanger. A broomstick. A pool cue.

Reason

Department of Education Prepares Rules Prohibiting School Discrimination Against Gay and Trans Students

It’s about a lot more than transgender girls’ participation in sports under Title IX, but expect that controversy to dominate the discussion.

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