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Lawsuit accuses North Texas school therapist of throwing autistic child against a wall

By Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story     NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (KTVT) — An arrest warrant was issued for a North Richland Hills day school therapist, accused of throwing a 7-year-old non-verbal autistic child against a wall. North Richland Hills Police are also investigating the behavior health center for accusations of child

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City of El Paso Teams Up with Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts to Celebrate Professional Engineers Day

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA-TV-The City of El Paso’s Capital Improvement Department, in conjunction with the Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts, will join forces to celebrate National Professional Engineers Day at the Museum of Art in Downtown El Paso. The City of El Paso will celebrate this National holiday by hosting eighty students from the

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Paris Olympics food donations seek to help needy, contribute to sustainability and set an example

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Food that goes uneaten at the Paris Olympics is helping those in need around the French capital. It’s part of an effort to cut down on food waste and contribute to organizers’ commitment to sustainability. Paris 2024 organizers have long said the Games would be more environmentally friendly, including reusable

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Florida universities to review courses for antisemitism, anti-Israel bias, reports say

By Carolina Borges, Jordan Segundo Click here for updates on this story     WEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Controversy has erupted in Florida’s higher education system as state universities are ordered to review their course materials for any indications of antisemitism or anti-Israel bias, according to reports. This directive, affecting all 12 of Florida’s higher learning

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FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max

AP Airlines Writer Federal Aviation Administration officials say the agency has doubled its number of enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which happened during an Alaska Airlines flight in

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Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief, but it is coming to an end as classes begin

The Texas Tribune The $43 million infusion the Port Arthur Independent School District received in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds accomplished more than Phyllis Geans could have ever imagined. The money allowed the district to upgrade antiquated heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Teachers earned retention stipends at a time when many were leaving the

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Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says that school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods said Wednesday that a letter from

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