Commentary Recently, the Oregon Department of Education sent its guidance on A Pathway to Equitable Math to state math teachers. This 82-page instructional toolkit is a framework for “deconstructing racism in mathematics” and “dismantling white supremacy in math classrooms.” It’s a bit strange for me. If there is residual racism in literature, social science, and history, […]
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“What do you see underneath the water here?”, captioned CPR Kids in a frightening Facebook post that served as a warning to parents. The safety organization, who strive to educate parents about how to respond in an emergency, shared the chilling image last month, showing what appears to be an empty swimming pool. The post, in fact, illustrates
The tables got turned on two would-be dognappers who thought they would steal a 66-pound Belgian Malinois right from their owner’s hand late January. Nellie, a highly-trained search and rescue dog, was accompanied by her owner, 19-year-old Toby Currier of Hampshire, England, when the would-be thieves approached. “Nellie and I were walking home from Cosham
TV-PG | 1h 30min | Biography, Drama | TV Movie 13 August 2006 Known as “The Ron Clark Story” in the United States (while titled “The Triumph” in several other countries), this biopic film follows the life of the award-winning American educator Ron Clark, a native of Chocowinity, North Carolina. Directed by Randa Haines (“Antwone
A couple embarking on a tentative journey into fostering found themselves to become “new mommy and daddy” to an abused kid the first day they met him, lying in his hospital bed. However, the pair confidently embraced their new roles for a child in desperate need, and have never looked back since then. Mom of
In the wake of unseasonal winter weather across parts of southern United States, a Louisiana mom came up with an ingenious bathing solution when her family lost water service at their Shreveport home. With plenty of snow and a propane torch, she repurposed a crawfish pot as an outdoor bathtub for her five kids. Marie
If the UK government wants its post-Brexit Trade Bill to become law, it has to deal with the genocide amendment “one way or the other,” former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said on Thursday. The genocide amendment aims to stop bilateral trade with genocidal countries, and is the last remaining obstacle to the Trade
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People who are obese should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. Researchers with the World Obesity Federation found that 2.2 million of the 2.5 million COVID-19 deaths reported by the end of February occurred in countries where more than half of the population is classified as overweight. Researchers called on countries
The family of Michael Brown and other activists in Ferguson, Missouri are asking Black Lives Matter for $20 million. Michael Brown Sr., father of the teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014, and Ferguson organizer Tony Russell made the demand after a report that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGN)
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One America News Network (OAN) is demanding two House Democrat lawmakers retract letters that they say sought to pressure television carriers into taking action against OAN and two other conservative- to right-leaning news channels. OAN’s attorney Eric Early wrote to Reps. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) on Thursday demanding that they publicly
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