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Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue
Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916. A book borrowed from a school library before the first world war has finally been ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
As Schools Ban Phones, More Kids Are Using Smartwatches
Many parents are unable or unwilling to send their children to school with a phone. Smartwatch use among kids is booming, but experts warn the devices could be yet another “electronic umbilical cord.”Tech - Wired - October 29 -
Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans
The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelvesEntertainment - ABC News - November 1 -
UK government aims to ban smoking outside schools and hospitals
New legislation would cover children’s playgrounds, but pub gardens win reprieve after industry objectionsBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027
Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classroomsTech - ABC News - 17 hours ago -
UK government looks at ending Gove ban on councils opening new schools
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says Tories had ‘tunnel vision’ about promoting academiesBusiness - Financial Times - 9 hours ago -
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
Mexican officials say schools have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy finesWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Schools in Mexico have six months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
Rules targeting fruit drinks, chips and artificial pork rinds come as UN calls child obesity in country an emergency. Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
Mexican officials say schools have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy finesHealth - ABC News - October 21 -
Democrats Took Over a Bucks County School Board, but Still Ban Some Books
Democrats swept a school board election in Bucks County after Republicans instituted book bans and other changes. But the right-wing “parental rights” movement has left an indelible mark.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
USDA to ban online transaction fees on school lunch payments for low-income families
A federal policy will prohibit schools from charging transaction fees to low-income families when they make electronic deposits into their lunch accounts.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Abortion bans on the ballot
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story The states where ballot measures could reverse abortion bans Voters in 10 states will decide next month if ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Texas condemned for placing book on colonization in library’s fiction section
Outcry in Montgomery county as Linda Coombs’ book on European colonization of Native American land reclassified. Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
California woman takes little free libraries to another level
You may have seen these little free libraries on the side of the road, quaint little houses where people can share good old fashion traditional books. But as Itay Hod reports, one woman in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years
The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
The Election Eve Library Party with Spike Lee and Martha Stewart
The New York Public Library’s annual benefit was a who’s who of literary stars and creative luminaries.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 3 days ago