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An Afghan Woman Activist’s Visit to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

An Afghan Woman Activist’s Visit to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

Amid Afghanistan's turbulent transition under Taliban rule, Zerka Malyar, a former Kabul prosecutor and advocate for women’s rights, embarked on a bold mission. Their objective: to advocate for the resumption of girls’ education in the country and confront Taliban officials on critical issues of women’s civil liberties. Malyar and her team sought to confront the Taliban on the critical issue …

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US: Las Vegas Sixth Grader Dies By Suicide After She 'Was Literally Bullied To Death'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Las Vegas Sixth Grader Dies By Suicide After She 'Was Literally Bullied To Death'

News 18  

A sixth grader from the US city of Las Vegas killed herself after she was bullied throughout the school year, according to her family, who claim the city authorities refused their request to transfer their daughter. Blaming Clark County School District for their daughter’s death, Flora’s parents said the district failed to protect their little girl. Flora’s family said they …

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Clearing sixth grade means 'graduation' for girls in Taliban ruled Afghanistan
1 year ago

Clearing sixth grade means 'graduation' for girls in Taliban ruled Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Analyst Muhammad Saleem Paigir warned that excluding women and girls from education will be disastrous for Afghanistan. “We understand that illiterate people can never be free and prosperous,” he said On December 11, 13-year-old Bahara Rustam left Bibi Razia School in Kabul, aware that her academic career was coming to an end. The Taliban declared in September 2021 that girls …

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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
1 year ago

Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade. Last week, U.N. …

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Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
1 year, 3 months ago

Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias

Associated Press  

DALLAS — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. “Especially in today’s rapidly changing and technology-driven economy, math matters more than ever — for individual students and for the larger Texas workforce to remain competitive,” said Jonathan Feinstein, a state director at The Education Trust, a national nonprofit promoting equity. “We …

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No Period Talk: Why Florida wants to restrict menstruation discussions at school
1 year, 9 months ago

No Period Talk: Why Florida wants to restrict menstruation discussions at school

Firstpost  

Florida is planning to pass a law that would ban teachers from discussing puberty and menstruation with children below sixth grade – those lower than 12 years of age. If passed, critics say House Bill 1069, which aims to restrict sex education, would be ‘harmful’ to younger students After the “Don’t Say Gay” law, United States’ Florida is considering banning …

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Judy Blume joins public outcry over Florida bill to ban girls talking about periods in school
1 year, 9 months ago

Judy Blume joins public outcry over Florida bill to ban girls talking about periods in school

The Independent  

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Florida considers ban on discussing menstruation before sixth grade
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida considers ban on discussing menstruation before sixth grade

Firstpost  

The proposal, put forth by state representative Republican Stan McClain and backed by governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, will ban students up to sixth grade from holding discussions around menstruation Florida: Republican lawmakers in Florida are considering introducing a draft law that will strengthen the state’s crackdown on sex education in schools. The proposal, put forth by state representative Republican …

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More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?
2 years, 4 months ago

More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As Braylon Price remembers it, he struggled with pretty much everything the first full school year of the pandemic. He went back to in-person school for the first full academic year of the pandemic but it was “wishy-washy,” his mother said. “Even with peers, some of them were like, ‘Wait, shouldn’t you be in third grade?’ And …

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Taliban cancels education for girls beyond sixth grade, despite its pledge not to
2 years, 9 months ago

Taliban cancels education for girls beyond sixth grade, despite its pledge not to

LA Times  

Afghan girls participate in a lesson at a high school in Herat, in western Afghanistan, in November. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. U.S. special representative Thomas West tweeted his “shock and …

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A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool
2 years, 11 months ago

A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool

NPR  

A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR Dale Farran has been studying early childhood education for half a century. "Whereas in third grade we saw negative effects on one of the three state achievement tests, in sixth grade we saw it on all three — math, science …

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L.A. Affairs: I found my sixth-grade crush on Tinder
3 years, 9 months ago

L.A. Affairs: I found my sixth-grade crush on Tinder

LA Times  

I didn’t know what being someone’s GF meant. The only time sixth-grade girls and boys could see each other during the school day was on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when the boys came to the second floor lab for their science class. Lifestyle L.A. Affairs: 14 perfect stories for Valentine’s Day We’ve curated 14 of our favorite stories about love, culled …

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Matthew Stafford’s hometown buddies realized new Rams QB was ‘the bomb’ in sixth grade
3 years, 9 months ago

Matthew Stafford’s hometown buddies realized new Rams QB was ‘the bomb’ in sixth grade

LA Times  

His team backed up against its one-yard line, Matthew Stafford lined up in a shotgun formation, calmly surveyed the defense and called out the snap count. “I said, ‘I want to win a state championship too.’ ” Stafford led seventh- and eighth-grade teams to undefeated seasons before reaching high school. It’s just different.” — Longtime Highland Park offensive line coach …

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She got into college with extra help — without cheating — and extraordinary effort
5 years, 7 months ago

She got into college with extra help — without cheating — and extraordinary effort

LA Times  

Emma Taylor doesn’t remember exactly when she drew the poster that defined her young life. The money Emma’s parents invested to help her learn pales beside the millions of dollars William “Rick” Singer raked in through the college admissions scam, which will land him in prison, possibly along with a former assistant women’s soccer coach at USC, CEOs, a lawyer …

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