Driving instructors teach students to avoid danger on Zimbabwean roads

Driving instructors teach students to avoid danger on Zimbabwean roads

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, started work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare students to take their driving test. Today, his priorities have changed. His main concern is no longer just the exam, but whether his students will survive some of the … Read more

Teacher ‘likened to terrorist’ after showing Trump videos to students

Teacher ‘likened to terrorist’ after showing Trump videos to students

A teacher at an English school was accused of being a risk to children and referred to the Government’s anti-terrorism program after showing videos of Donald Trump to his US politics class. The teacher, who is 50, told The Telegraph he was “like a terrorist” after showing the footage, including one of Mr Trump’s inauguration, … Read more

How Chicago students are following ICE raids

How Chicago students are following ICE raids

By PJ Huffstutter CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, Loyola University’s Chicago newspaper, feels like an old refrigerator. A pot of coffee rattles in the corner as youngsters Julia Pentasuglio and Ella Daugherty hunch over a shiny laptop, updating a Google map. Each red pin marks an appearance of federal … Read more

Oregon teacher accused of sexual misconduct school district was ‘aware’ of

Oregon teacher accused of sexual misconduct school district was ‘aware’ of

Editor’s note: This story shares details of child sexual abuse that may be disturbing to readers. PORTLAND, Ore. (CURRENCY) — Alumni of an Oregon school district have alleged that a former teacher sexually abused them, as other faculty members were “fully aware” of the misconduct. In a $10.5 million lawsuit filed Wednesday, Cascades School District … Read more

MacKenzie Scott donates $17M to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college

MacKenzie Scott donates M to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made an unrestricted gift of $17 million to Northern Oklahoma College, according to a social media post from the school. Northern announced the donation in a Facebook post on Friday, November 21. The state’s oldest public community college, Northern traces its origins to 1901. The land-grant college serves approximately 3,200 students … Read more