WellingtonAll New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stamping out period poverty in the country.
China approves sale of traditional medicine products to treat Covid-19
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China has approved three traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products for sale to help treat Covid-19, the government's National Medical Products Administration announced on Wednesday. The agency used a special appro...
A new education secretary has been sworn in. What are the next steps for reopening schools?
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The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration's long journey toward reopening schools across the country. One of his first acts as a newly sworn-in se...
Smith College controversy highlights struggles schools face in making racially equitable campuses
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In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a residence hall that required keycard access at Smith College. Since she was in a program teaching high school students ov...
Feds charge man who claimed he dressed up like Antifa and beat, stole gear from police during Capitol riot
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South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police officers during the Capitol riot. "I'm dressing in all black," No...
A mother leads the social media charge to register bone marrow donors and help her son beat cancer
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To get more information about bone marrow donation, and to find out how you can help Jehvan and children like him, click here. "My baby has cancer." For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization "h...
Biden administration confronts regulatory maze and hazy messaging in push to reopen schools
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President Joe Biden's promise to try to open schools within his first 100 days has become one of most vexing puzzles facing the new administration, leading to confusion and anger among parents who still aren't getti...
Arizona schools won’t use letter grades this year because of pandemic
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system in schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "Today I s...
The hardship beat: Why it’s essential for reporters to expose income inequality heightened by Covid-19
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(CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Trump's second impeachment trial has come and gone. The Senate has headed home on va...
Bills in several states would cut funding to schools that teach the 1619 Project. But they mostly aren’t going anywhere
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The New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project has been a flashpoint in the nation's culture wars since its publication. The Pulitzer Prize-winning effort, which has been largely acclaimed by scholars, historians and ed...
Māori lawmaker ejected from New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear a ‘colonial noose’
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Wellington, New ZealandA New Zealand Māori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an att...
CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing on Friday. During the briefing, ...