Month: August 2021

Pennsylvania school district accused of banning Girls Who Code book series

A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, according to an index of banned books compiled by the free expression non-profit, Pen America.

The books are four of more than 1,500 unique book titles that have been banned by various schools across the country after conservative pushes to censor books. According to a report released by Pen America in April, 138 school districts across 32 states have banned books from their classrooms and school libraries, sometimes temporarily, even if only for a day, sometimes on an ongoing basis.

A recent update to Pen America’s banned book index included the Central York school district in Pennsylvania as banning the books The Friendship Code, Team BFF: Race to the Finish!, Lights, Music, Code! and Spotlight on Coding Club! They were among a suggested new list of more diverse teaching resources that ended up being

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Part Of Wash Post Unit In Routine Review By DoE

Department Of EducationWASHINGTON More former college students of for-revenue schools are defaulting on scholar loans, the U.S. Department of Education stated on Monday, however not as many as analysts had expected.

BOZEMAN, Mont. Republican Greg Gianforte defeated a political novice to win Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was charged with assaulting a reporter who requested him concerning the Republican healthcare invoice. There are a whole lot of disenfranchised current and former students of profession/technical colleges. That is NOT up for discussion. I see these eventualities each day, and their considerations are professional.

Yes, if that occurs and the loans dry up, it will be very difficult for college kids to get any training in any respect. We can solely blame Congress for this. Make sure that the students at for-earnings are getting a high quality schooling so they can pay their loans. …

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