[ad_1] Students across Wisconsin are returning to classrooms in a heated K-12 debate like nothing America has ever experienced. Among these are school safety, curricula on race and gender, and how to narrow learning loss and failure within metropolitan school districts. Parental discord caused by the pandemic has upended systems from Arizona to West Virginia, ...

[ad_1] Scientists say they have identified the mechanism by which air pollution induces lung cancer in nonsmokers, a finding hailed by one expert as “an important step for science and society.” The study reveals the health risks posed by tiny particles produced by burning fossil fuels and has sparked calls for more urgent action to ...

[ad_1] A new education report released Friday by the Heritage Foundation, an influential right-wing think tank, ranked Florida as the best state in the nation for “educational freedom,” with Arizona a close second, followed by Washington, D.C., New York, and most northeastern states will bottom out. This claim, along with the fact that nearly all ...

[ad_1] Founder of Crete Academy. Left: Hattie Mitchell, Right: Brett Mitchell. Photo by Mitchell Family. (Courtesy of Hattie Mitchell and Brett Mitchell) When Hattie Mitchell was a freshman at Cal State Los Angeles, she volunteered at Skid Row and saw girls crawling on the sidewalks. According to her husband Brett Michelle, that was the moment ...

[ad_1] Columbia, Missouri (KMIZ) Seven more Boone County residents have been added to the county’s COVID-19 death toll. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Social Services said Friday that the deaths occurred between early July and mid-August. One deceased was in the group from He’s 70 to He’s 74, the department reported. The ...

[ad_1] The artist’s concept shows Zeva’s Z2 electric aircraft in level flight. (Zeba illustration) Eight months ago, Zeva Aero conducted groundbreaking flight tests of an electric flying saucer that will warm the hearts of any sci-fi fan. Now, the Tacoma, Washington-based startup has changed the design⁠ — Zeva’s Z2 looks more real, although he doesn’t ...

[ad_1] Following the death of Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori passed away last month at the age of 96. Both figures not only articulated a clear vision of what Western clothing should look like as a representation of the Japanese, but they also contributed to fashion in their own surprising ways. More than just an aesthetic ...

[ad_1] As the only liberal arts institution within the UNC system, UNC Asheville overlaps many topics within a single major, creating open minds and open opportunities. The Political Science major is just one of the UNCA majors and offers a wide range of overlapping topics. Ashley Moraguez, associate professor and co-chair of UNC Asheville Political ...