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Exclusive: Springfield school’s shocking double standard — immigrant students can’t fail

In schools in Springfield, Ohio, immigrant students are given much easier grading criteria, and they are still considered “language learners” of English, effectively shielding them from failure. This was confirmed in an email from the superintendent. High school principals in the Northwestern Local School District previously sent an email to Northwestern Junior/Senior staff. High schools […]

USDA lists over 150 schools that may be affected by listeria recall

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated: 150 schools Likely to have received a BrucePac product contaminated due to Listeria, according to Thursday's release. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture food safety inspections, all prepared meat and poultry produced by Bruce Pack, Durant, Oklahoma, from May 31 to Oct. 8 is no longer considered […]

Recall of potentially listeria-tainted meat includes food sent to over 20 NY schools

More than 20 New York-area school cafeterias are included in the nationwide recall of approximately 12 million pounds of beef and chicken that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The recalled cooked meat products from Oklahoma-based Bruce Pack were sent to about 200 schools across the country. […]

Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang recruiting kids from Texas middle schools

An identified Torren de Aragua (TdA) gang member has been arrested on suspicion of recruiting students from two Houston middle schools to become members of the gang. Yorgenis Robertson Coba, an illegal alien from Venezuela, entered the United States two years ago, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 32-year-old man was arrested on […]

Private faith schools in UK lobby for VAT exemption on fees under £7,690 | Private schools

Independent faith schools have held talks with ministers over proposals to exempt small private establishments from VAT, with tuition fees significantly below those of elite schools such as Eton. The organization, which represents more than 270 independent Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith schools that often rely on donations and volunteers to survive, will charge 20% […]

Supreme Court won’t weigh Michigan ban on state funding for private schools

The Supreme Court will not consider whether to allow Michigan's ban on public money to go to private schools to stand and decades-old amendments to the state's constitution to remain in place. Five families and pro-choice groups sued Michigan over a 1970 constitutional amendment that prohibited direct or indirect public funding of sectarian schools. They […]