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Henrico County employees, including school staff, have reportedly been asked to conserve electricity after the Virginia county, home to multiple data centers, said its power costs for government and school facilities would rise by nearly 25 percent starting July 1, adding an estimated $5 million in the next fiscal year. County Manager John Vithoulkas told …
Yahoo reports that students can no longer handle long texts. They cannot focus on anything longer than a short post. Teachers are cutting books to match this shrinking capacity. Recent stats show reading stamina dropped for 83% of students. Chronic school absenteeism hit 24% in 2024, double pre-pandemic levels. High school reading scores have fallen …
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump administration launches investigations into DOZENS of Illinois school districts for carrying out TRANSGENDER transitions on kids behind the parents' backs WTF?! This is DEMENTED. Pull all funding! "Prosecutors say they helped children CHANGE GENDERS… pic.twitter.com/teYRZvH1NT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 4, 2026 The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched a massive …
CBS News Chicago: Chicago to provide buses for students to attend anti-Trump May Day rallies pic.twitter.com/w0ZwcJyUtV — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 1, 2026 And this is the "compromise." The Union was pushing to make it a mandatory holiday. — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 1, 2026
Started streaming on Apr 20, 2026 Wildfire activity is rapidly growing across parts of Florida as drought conditions intensify, with state officials reporting more than 100 active fires. The surge in wildfires comes amid one of the driest stretches the state has experienced in decades, with low humidity, gusty winds and a lack of rainfall …
Children in Utah schools will now have to study Bible passages referenced in America’s historical documents in their social studies classes. The new bill, signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox last week, will require public schools to cover specific passages and label the Bible as a historical document. The exact passages that students would …
Pupils who have not been vaccinated against measles may be sent home from school if there is a local outbreak. Health leaders in London are meeting today to discuss whether to stop unvaccinated children from coming into school. It follows a decision made in the London borough of Enfield after an outbreak of the disease. …
In nearby Fuladshahr, residents said Guards forces that had entered the Hijab stadium on Saturday were targeted. Elsewhere, residents reported heavy bombing of army air and naval bases and other military facilities in Bushehr. In Qom, one message said the Safaieh area was struck around 8 a.m. Residents in Bandar Abbas reported hearing explosions since …
Los Angeles Unified School District holds a meeting to cut 657 cafeteria workers, special ed aides and custodians due to a budget deficit – Superintendent of LAUSD makes $440,000 per year – Deputy Superintendents make $300-400k+ per year – Chief Financial Officer makes $300,000 per year – Chief Academic Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief …
by Michael The quality of the education that our children are receiving in America’s public schools just continues to go down. At one time, the concern was that not enough students were taking advanced courses. But now we have reached a point where a very large portion of our high school graduates cannot read effectively, …
Mexico confirms oil shipments to Cuba are currently stopped under US pressure — but President Sheinbaum says Mexico is taking "all diplomatic actions" to resume them "It is very unjust. You cannot strangle a people like this. They don't have fuel for hospitals, for schools." pic.twitter.com/oGZzDjhxOs — COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) February 9, 2026 Russia warned …
Training staff to block federal officers? This isn’t just education, it’s a legal powder keg. Head of Portland Maine Public Schools Sarah Lentz announces that all staff will receive training on how to interfere with federal officers attempting to detain illegals “In the months ahead, all staff will receive training in active bystander intervention —in …
Seems to be a popular theme. pic.twitter.com/Xj1Jc8Qxvz — LiMuDi (@LiMuDi87) December 14, 2025 Across the U.S., public‑school systems are experiencing: Steep enrollment declines since 2014 Rising staffing levels despite fewer students Ballooning administrative payrolls Shrinking birth rates Massive budget pressures as funding formulas lag reality This is not unique to Los Angeles — it’s happening …
Overview of the new xAI Partnership with the Government of El Salvador • xAI and the Government of El Salvador launched the world’s first nationwide AI powered education program • Grok will be deployed across more than five thousand public schools over the next two years •… pic.twitter.com/KpDyIo7iu1 — DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) December 11, 2025 xAI …
Hard to pretend this is normal when a top university is saying freshmen can’t do middle-school math. This is actually quite shocking. When I was in high school, I was taking pre-calculus classes in high school and placed directly into calculus as a freshman in college. No my school wasn’t special, just a normal high …
BREAKING: Chicago Public Schools has infuriated parents after being caught spending MILLIONS on luxurious travel worldwide despite horrendous performance from students. Principal-booked Vegas Suite Hawaii “professional” trip 15 staff trips abroad And yet: over 43% of teachers have been absent for 10+ days. 58% of students not proficient in reading, 73% in math. Get your …
The Fullerton Police Department Thursday responded to bomb threats at four schools and a hospital in the city. No explosive devices were found at any of the properties, police said. It’s unclear if the series of bomb threats are connected, and the incidents are under investigation. The first threat was reported around 1:25 p.m. at …
Tweet reads: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – in the Lords now. They don’t care if the refuseniks rebel against Digital ID. They are coming for the children What it does: Creates a single unique identifier (SUI) er … ID for every child, used across safeguarding & welfare systems, shared beyond local government. (Probably …
Anti-government demonstrators in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night Wednesday, with protests over public services spiraling into violence and destruction across multiple cities. At least two people have died in Moroccan Gen Z protests, also dubbed “GenZ212” or the “Gen Z Uprising”, in yet another flare-up of youth-led anger similar to movements …
Paris is bracing for a storm that feels less like protest and more like revolt. When teachers walk out, trains stall, pharmacies lock their doors, and teenagers drag desks across the gates of their schools, the government hears sirens. This is the sound of a society rejecting austerity before the first line of the budget …
"It's A Sign Of Oppression!" – Austria Plans Headscarf Ban For Girls Under-14 In Schools https://t.co/zwqQHkq0yt — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 15, 2025 The Austrian government will move ahead this week with plans to ban headscarves for girls under 14 in schools, a measure officials frame as promoting equality. In an interview with Bild cited by …
Rob Schneider: While I too want the full weight of justice to be doled out to the spineless coward who murdered Charlie Kirk in front of his young children, I think a better use of this brainwashed cult member would be this: Instead of rotting for the rest of his miserable life in a prison …
Oracle slashes 3,000 jobs while their “backlog” ramps up 300%. Make it make sense. Correct After the crash, business schools will start teaching Earnings Quality again It was a super popular class after the https://t.co/4y5lv9vF2o fiasco, but has been replaced with classes including "how to become a social media influencer" and "when in doubt, buy …
Medical schools fail to teach nutrition despite diet-related diseases killing more than 1 million Americans annually. Kennedy and McMahon demand federal funding be tied to mandatory nutrition education reforms in medical schools. Current medical training averages just 1.2 hours of nutrition education per year, leaving doctors unprepared. New requirements include nutrition in pre-med, curricula, exams, …
The rupture is sanctioned. The betrayal is bureaucratic. Across classrooms in America, children are being separated by race, not metaphorically, not historically, but administratively. The language is soft. The impact is brutal. “Over 100 districts in 26 states and Washington, D.C., have offered employees identity-based affinity groups to separate staff and provide ‘safe spaces’ for …
Btw, only 20% of high school grads in Chicago can read at grade level. — American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) July 14, 2025
Illinois is blazing a trail – the first state to mandate yearly mental health screenings in schools. pic.twitter.com/s1hedQUrvg — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) August 11, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signed SB1560 into law on July 31, 2025, making Illinois the first U.S. state to require yearly mental health screenings for students in grades 3–12, starting …
The entire Sacramento school board resigned after an audit found $180 million in taxpayer money misused. The schools were supposed to teach adult refugees English but many students never existed. Officials created fake classrooms and padded attendance to get more funding. “The entire board just resigned after they audited them and they found $180 million …
