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US student test scores peaked in 2013 then crashed hard despite massive school screen push, 8th grade math and reading still below pre-pandemic levels

More screens haven't made students smarter byu/normaldudeitsfine inworldinsights “For years, schools were told that more screens meant more modern education: laptops, tablets, digital assignments, one device for every student. The test-score data now makes that story look much less clean. In the U.S., 8th-grade math and reading scores peaked around 2013, started falling before the …

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May Day blackout: Activists shut down Chicago and Los Angeles… “No school, no work, no shopping” protest paralyzes major US hubs today

Labor unions and community groups demand end to Iran war and ICE operations… Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU lead massive economic disruption efforts… Police on high alert as “unlikely marchers” join elderly in street demonstrations… Thousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ May Day protest in economic blackout “Walkouts, marches and …

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High school renovation unearths San Antonio’s hidden water grid

Archaeologists find massive colonial canal system beneath Fox Tech campus… Centuries-old “San Pedro” technology once powered the city’s first farms and mills… Discovery halts school construction as historians scramble to map the 300-year-old gates… Officials: “It is an amazing glimpse into the survival mechanics of the early settlers”… Ruins discovered in San Pedro Creek Park …

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Israel just blew up a public high school in Marwahin, South Lebanon. Not a military base. A school.

Israel just blew up a public high school in Marwahin, South Lebanon. Not a military base. A school. pic.twitter.com/HIGjlmYc13 — sarah (@sahouraxo) April 16, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the video is Israeli drone footage of a strike demolishing the Marwahin Official Public High School in southern Lebanon today. Lebanese state media (NNA, LBCI) and Education Ministry …

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16 wounded in school shooting in Turkey.

A school shooting rampage in southeastern Turkey has left at least 16 people injured after a former student opened fire with a shotgun. Special security forces were deployed to the Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa province following the brutal attack on Tuesday. Governor Hasan Sildak told …

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he would lower school zone speed limits to 15 mph while exploring broader 20 mph reductions in select areas

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he would like to lower the speed limit to just 20mph on ALL STREETS in New York City A 20 mph speed limit would make it much easier to ticket everyone who drives a car all the time to pay for his socialist agenda Yes, this is real pic.twitter.com/71PJVp6dsA — Wall …

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Iran claims massive cyberattack on US as retaliation for ‘brutal attack’ on elementary school. US to blame for strike on Iran girls’ school that killed 175

An Iranian-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for the global disruption of one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. Michigan-based Stryker experienced a global outage on Wednesday, saying thousands of employees have lost access to work systems. It employees approximately 53,000 people globally. The company is a leading provider in advanced medical technologies that …

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Florida House votes 80 to 30 to abolish all non school property taxes for homeowners, measure heads toward 2026 ballot if Senate signs off

🚨 BREAKING: The Florida State House just voted for a constitutional amendment ABOLISHING all non-school property taxes for Florida homeowners It would be placed on the ballot for Florida voters in 2026 if approved by the Senate. Vote: 80-30 pic.twitter.com/BbtX71Kzfs — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 19, 2026 Factcheck: The Florida House of Representatives did vote …

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Epstein paid 100K to the “Ira Lamster Fund” at Columbia University to get girlfriend from Belarus into dental school

Columbia University axes personnel after files reveal Ivy League admitted Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend through ‘irregular’ admissions https://t.co/p5MIWh1sZo pic.twitter.com/JT8FNYPRm4 — New York Post (@nypost) February 13, 2026 Columbia University axes personnel after files reveal Ivy League admitted Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend through ‘irregular’ admissions Karyna Shuliak, a native of Belarus who was Epstein’s last known girlfriend, was …

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Tylor Chase, who played “Martin” on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, was recently spotted homeless in California.

💔 Tylor Chase, who played “Martin” on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, was recently spotted homeless in California. pic.twitter.com/wc8bQhf5KD — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 21, 2025 Former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase was found homeless in a heartbreaking viral video. The 36-year-old, who played Martin Qwerly on “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” from 2004 to 2007, …

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Mandatory Evacuation of University of New Orleans Campus Amid ‘Threat’, Nearby School on Lockdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsz2a_RzbL4 A mandatory evacuation was ordered Friday at the University of New Orleans for what officials said was a “potential threat.” A campus-wide message was issued just before 11 a.m. that called for all students, faculty and staff to leave the area. UNO Police were going building to building directing people to leave the main …

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Bigger Than 2008! $2T CRE Crisis + Trillions in Toxic School Bonds Will Bankrupt America

“This is 2007, 2008 magnified multiple times over,” warns Mitch Vexler, a commercial real estate developer who has gone forensic on America’s crumbling financial foundations. In today’s interview, Vexler dismantles the narrative of stability. He details a $23 trillion property overvaluation scheme, a $2 trillion commercial real estate cliff, and trillions in impaired bank loans—all …

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Massive Waymo recall after close calls between robotaxis and school buses

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On Friday, Waymo announced a voluntary recall after recorded issues in Texas. Videos showed the robotaxis illegally driving past stopped school buses in Austin. No injuries were reported, but after more than 19 incidents, school leaders asked Waymo to pause all operations near schools during pick-up and drop-off. https://abc7.com/post/waymo-issues-voluntary-recall-recorded-texas-vehicles-will-remain-roads/18264017/

50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors.

50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors. President announces the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last weekhttps://t.co/EBqSmCHbS1 pic.twitter.com/o4py9IqS9j — AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 24, 2025 Gunmen on Friday raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking …

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$1,000 fine for passing stopped school buses. Some say the system is catching innocent drivers

ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News Investigates found a law designed to keep kids safe has some Georgia drivers saying they’ve been wrongfully fined $1,000 for passing school buses. Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln found fines have brought in millions of dollars for North Georgia school districts and local governments. Drivers say they understand …

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Federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and school meals runs out on November 1

On November 1, without immediate action by Congress, federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and free and reduced-price school meals will run out. This means in a matter of days, tens of millions of Americans, including children, will go hungry. Please email your members of Congress now… pic.twitter.com/LOn0ZiJN9W — Bread for the World (@bread4theworld) October 24, …

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NY, IL , Calif & Colorado….see a pattern? Colorado has approved an income tax increase on higher-earning households to fund meals for public school students.

More $$taxation because the government has no restraint on spending. NY, IL , Calif & Colorado….see a pattern? — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) November 5, 2025 Shannon Thompson, public policy and legislative chair for the Colorado School Nutrition Association, speaks at an event in support of two ballot measures that would shore up funding for the state’s …

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15-year-old kills classmate for bumping into him in school hallway, not apologizing, sheriff says

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WFTV) – A 15-year-old in Florida is accused of killing a classmate after bumping into each other in a school hallway. The 16-year-old victim allegedly bumped into the suspect and didn’t apologize, which officials say led to his killing. The 15-year-old suspect, identified as Jacori Redding, is being held in juvenile detention. …

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$5.1T school bond Ponzi scheme could push housing to the brink. The 18-Year Housing Cycle is on the verge of collapse.

“We’re sitting on the ultimate house of cards,” says real estate developer Mitch Wexler to Daniela Cambone. He details how a “$5.1 trillion school bond Ponzi scheme” using inflated home values is pushing the system to “terminal failure.” He warns of the outcome: “Can you imagine what will happen if a school district… shows up …

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