When student scores fell, these NYC schools took a new approach to teaching
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New York school implements new teaching approach to combat falling test scores
Only 30% of eighth graders across the U.S. are proficient in reading, according to data released last month by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. But in the Diocese of Brooklyn's ...CBS News - 4h -
New York Got $80 Million for Migrants. The White House Took It Back.
The New York City comptroller’s office, which first noticed the missing money, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had unilaterally taken the funds from the city’s accounts.The New York Times - 6h -
High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.The New York Times - 9h -
Rats! NYC takes novel approach to controlling vermin problem
ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, uncovering new methods to curb the rat population.ABC News - 13h -
When Thatcher took performance lessons from Laurence Olivier, it changed the course of her political destiny | Tim Walker
The PM’s makeover collaboration was kept a closely guarded secret for fear it would hurt her ‘ordinary housewife’ image. Tim Walker is a writer and broadcaster. When Maggie Met Larry is on Radio 4 ...The Guardian - 1d -
A chance encounter took me from a New York skyscraper to a London food market – and a new life | Franco Fubini
Working in finance, I was unhappy and surrounded by greed. Then I embraced my passion for cooking, produce and nature. Franco Fubini is the founder and CEO of Natoora . As I wandered out of my ...The Guardian - 2d -
Underdogs Plymouth teach Premier League leaders Liverpool a lesson in the FA Cup
Liverpool boss Arne Slot learns you cannot mess with the FA Cup after an embarrassing defeat at Plymouth, writes chief football writer Phil McNulty.BBC News - 3d -
Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump
Other big technology companies have been boisterous in their courtship of the new administration. But Nvidia and Microsoft have avoided the Washington spotlight.The New York Times - 4d -
New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schoolsABC News - 6d
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John Dickerson on Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration
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Why U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps can take years of back-channel negotiations
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Justice Dept. Accuses New York of Favoring ‘Illegal Aliens’ Over U.S. Citizens
The attorney general sued the state, citing a law allowing New Yorkers to get a driver’s license regardless of legal status. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office made clear that it supported “deporting ...The New York Times - 47m -
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How Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting people across America
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WWE sex abuse suit raises concerns ahead of Linda McMahon’s hearing to run Education Dept.
As Linda McMahon is set to face a confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Education Department, several former WWE employees, their family members and two current and former education officials ...NBC News - 56m -
Department of Education in limbo amid Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing
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