Home Tag "Schools"

Role and Value of Diversity in Learning (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benefits. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Tina Patterson, David Larson and Rebekah Ratliff. The role, value and impacts of diversity, equity and inclusion in the learning environment and in establishing their essential importance in all sectors of society. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]

Free Speech Vs Disruption at Stanford (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Free Speech and Protest in Conflict. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Jeff Portnoy and Vernellia Randall. Free speech, protest, disruption and related issues in the Stanford conflicts over an anti-LGBTQ judge’s speech, protestors’ opposition, and responses of the Diversity Dean, the Law School Dean and others. The […]

Advantage Video Systems (The Wide World of Esports)

Broadcasting, Production, and More. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Jeffrey Weiss. We discuss AVS’s projects and services, including broadcasting curriculum for schools, building arenas for schools and more in the esports and gaming sector. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nlmJ4UgUkvYa2n7M4MRTZc Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]

Currents in Pacific Education: Trends & Issues (Pacific Partnerships in Education)

Events are transforming Pacific island education processes and practices We’ll discuss some ongoing and upcoming challenges and issues in Pacific island education, including: (a) the impacts of the ending of COFA funding on Hawaii’s schools and potential responses to this, such as creating ‘transition’ schools, and (b) the possible separation of Chuuk State from the […]

Micronesian Youth Summit (Pacific Partnerships In Education)

How can schools, family, and community support students learning experience and celebrate cultural values of Micronesian students in Hawaii school system?. This week on Pacific Partnerships in Education guests will discuss some of the cultural issues that Micronesian families face in dealing with or school system in Hawaii. How is cultural values and learning different […]

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Judge in Trump Trial Asks Media Not to Report Some Juror Information

Some news reports have included details about jurors that had been aired in open court. One was excused after she developed concerns about being identified. [...]

Judge Rejects Trump’s Effort to Delay Jan. 6 Civil Cases

The former president had sought to have lawsuits against him put on hold until after his federal criminal trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. [...]

After years of tolerating unruly protests, some schools are starting to suspend and expel students, raising questions about where they should draw the line. [...]

Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar’s Daughter, Suspended for Protesting at Columbia

Isra Hirsi, the Democratic congresswoman’s daughter, was part of a tent encampment, organized to protest the war in Gaza, that has escalated tensions on campus. [...]

Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before [...]

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found. [...]

Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP probe

The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation. [...]

Full jury sworn in for Trump hush-money trial

After hours of questioning, a full jury is finally found on day three of the ex-president's criminal trial. [...]

Arrest over alleged Russia plot to kill Zelensky

Prosecutors say the man was tasked with getting information on an airport used by Ukraine's leader. [...]

Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict

Families in court cheer and applaud as the verdict is read out in the longest running inquest in Irish history. [...]

The European Commission argues it was Europe's students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit's mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal. [...]

The EU received a stark warning about its ability to compete on the world market amid heavy state spending in the US and China. But judging by discussions in Brussels, [...]

Moscow has blacklisted the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a free-market think-tank as "undesirable," essentially banning it. The organization said it was a sign of Russia's "threat to civil and human rights." [...]

The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that recommended full UN membership for the "State of Palestine." DW has more. [...]

Kenya's defense chief and several other senior military officers died in a helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, the president has announced. [...]

NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University's president asked for help clearing protesters — citing the "encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger." [...]

Trader Joe's recalls basil linked to 12 salmonella infections in 7 states

The Food and Drug Administration warns Trader Joe's customers in dozens of states to throw out fresh basil after a federal investigation linked the product to a salmonella outbreak. [...]

What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members

The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations, which would allow it to vote during U.N. proceedings. [...]

Is a Popular Music Genre in India Spreading Hate?

H-Pop is the Indian popular music and poetry of Hindu nationalism. But critics worry that the music is spreading hate and encourages violence against Muslims. [...]

Dickey Betts, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 80

The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s. [...]

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