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Gov. Abbott is wielding money for our public schools as a weapon. He should beware | Opinion
Threatening our children’s well-being for politics is a dangerous game. From our readers:
CBC
An epileptic teenager died alone at school. His family wants answers
The family of a 16-year-old who died at his high school in Trenton, Ont., says Landyn Ferris was left unattended, despite the school being warned that he had a rare type of epilepsy and needed to be consistently monitored.
CBC
Ex-University of Waterloo student pleads guilty to 2023 stabbings in gender-studies class
Warning: This story contains distressing details:A former University of Waterloo, Ont., student has pleaded guilty to four charges in connection with the stabbing of an instructor and two students during a gender-studies class in June 2023. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman appeared in a Kitchener court on Monday morning.He pleaded guilty to: Two charges of aggravated assault.One charge of assault causing bodily harm.One charge of assault with a weapon.Two students and an instructor were stabbed in Hagey
Reuters
Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism
Last year, Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France's largest Muslim private school, in the northern city of Lille some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from their middle-class suburban Parisian home. Denguir, 41, now pays fees at the partially state-subsidised Averroes school and rents a flat in Lille for her children and their grandmother, who moved to care for them. But Averroes' academic record, among the best in France, was a powerful draw.
BBC
Woman, 58, beats 'maths fear' to enter university
Angela says her maths skills were "awful", but she has now been accepted into two universities.
The Canadian Press
University of Toronto convocations begin as campus protest continues
TORONTO — Spring convocation season got underway at the University of Toronto on Monday, with fresh graduates crossing the stage to receive their diplomas while a pro-Palestinian encampment remained on campus not far from where the ceremony was taking place. A few signs of students' opinions on the Israel-Hamas war cropped up during a ceremony that proceeded smoothly, as some new grads held up Palestinian flags or wore scarves bearing the word "Palestine" as they crossed the stage. More than 30
The Canadian Press
University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of the Arts, an institution with roots more than a century and a half old in Philadelphia, has abruptly announced it will close in a week, citing declining enrollment and revenues as well as increasing expenses.
The Canadian Press
University of Toronto graduation ceremonies set to begin with protest in background
TORONTO — Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action.
USA TODAY
Texas professors sue Biden administration over new Title IX abortion, gender identity rules
Two UT professors sue the U.S. Department of Education for overstepping its authority with new abortion, LGBTQ+ rules
CBC
Funding model under the microscope as big review of P.E.I. School Food Program begins
The P.E.I. government has launched a full review of the school food program at a time when food costs have significantly increased and revenue generated from the pay-what-you-can model is lower than expected.According to information provided by P.E.I. School Food Program, the number of meals that parents or guardians fully pay for is declining.As of May 17, just 13 per cent of meals ordered for children under the program were fully paid for, and there was partial payment on another 18 per cent.
The New York Times
The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
THE WAR AT UNIVERSITIES OVER THE REAL WAR IN GAZA DID SOMETHING NO ISSUE SINCE VIETNAM HAD DONE: A RETHINKING OF THE POWER OF LANGUAGE IN ACADEMIA AND WHO SETS ITS TERMS. Early on the afternoon of Nov. 10, Jameel Jaffer, the director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, was on his way into a meeting in Low Library, the domed neoclassical building at the center of campus, when an administrator pulled him aside. The school, the administrator said, was about to announce t
CNN
Two Virginia colleges face backlash after backtracking on plans to require diversity courses
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Board of Visitors voted in May to drop the requirement for students to take diversity-themed courses. Some students and faculty are outraged.
The Canadian Press
Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — On one side of the classroom, students circled teacher Maria Fletcher and practiced vowel sounds. In another corner, children read together from a book. Scattered elsewhere, students sat at laptop computers and got reading help from online tutors.
Lexington Herald-Leader
See photos from Fayette County 2024 high school graduations
Congrats, grads! Celebrate with these special moments from Lexington’s public high school’s ceremonies.
HuffPost
Donald Trump Reveals How Melania Reacted To His Conviction In The Hush Money Trial
The former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records last week.
The Canadian Press
Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them.
HuffPost
I Became Friends With A White Woman. Then 1 Cringeworthy Conversation Changed Our Relationship Forever.
"I watched Kim’s mouth continue to move while my stomach turned to jelly. Oh no."
Moneywise
New Jersey senior left ‘devastated’ after Atlantic City casino denies her $2.5 million jackpot
The house always wins — even when it doesn't?
CBC
Giant hornets are here — but they're not the ones you might think
Christine Moses was playing Scrabble with her husband in their Ottawa home this spring when she looked outside the window and shrieked."I just saw this gigantic beast crawling up the window," Moses said.After taking a picture of the giant insect, Moses asked her husband to eliminate the intruder with a fly swatter.She then posted the photo of the bug to a Facebook community group, in the hopes someone could identify it.Moses soon got an answer back: it was a European hornet.European hornets are
The Independent
Lauren Boebert left squirming after she is confronted over Beetlejuice saga during Republican debate
‘I’m not going to continue to live life in shame and be beat up by this,’ the embattled GOP lawmaker said

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#LifeatYUM!: Spotlighting Our Culture and Talent With Data Scientist Kendall Ruber

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Gov. Abbott is wielding money for our public schools as a weapon. He should beware | Opinion

An epileptic teenager died alone at school. His family wants answers

Ex-University of Waterloo student pleads guilty to 2023 stabbings in gender-studies class

Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism

Woman, 58, beats 'maths fear' to enter university

University of Toronto convocations begin as campus protest continues

University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer

University of Toronto graduation ceremonies set to begin with protest in background

Texas professors sue Biden administration over new Title IX abortion, gender identity rules

Funding model under the microscope as big review of P.E.I. School Food Program begins

The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments

Two Virginia colleges face backlash after backtracking on plans to require diversity courses

Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground

See photos from Fayette County 2024 high school graduations

Donald Trump Reveals How Melania Reacted To His Conviction In The Hush Money Trial

Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

I Became Friends With A White Woman. Then 1 Cringeworthy Conversation Changed Our Relationship Forever.

New Jersey senior left ‘devastated’ after Atlantic City casino denies her $2.5 million jackpot

Giant hornets are here — but they're not the ones you might think

Lauren Boebert left squirming after she is confronted over Beetlejuice saga during Republican debate