Sherman Alexie

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted 6 to 1 on Tuesday to rescind its two-year-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff, saying it is no longer needed to assure safe in-person learning. Boardmember George McKenna…
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Newly released documents show that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s team made a number of demands on New York City public officials, teachers and elementary school children during the couple’s high-profile 2021 visit to the city, to ensure…
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BERKELEY — Police here are investigating the theft of a $25,000 sign that was stolen from outside a university dormitory and ended up on the roof of a nearby fraternity house, authorities said. In a Sept. 13 law enforcement operation, UC…
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A California School for the Deaf, Riverside, coach and his son will be stars in the new season of the reality TV show, “The Amazing Race.” Rob McArthur, who is deaf and a teacher’s aide and assistant football coach at the school, is…
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California’s superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, has announced he’s running for governor in 2026. “I didn’t come from money, power or influence,” said Thurmond, speaking in a promotional video that chronicles his childhood…
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By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and various violence prevention programs under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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By Janet Lorin, Biz Carson and Sarah McBride | Bloomberg As a new crop of undergraduates starts classes at Stanford University this week — having beaten out tens of thousands of other applicants — they’ll encounter reminders at every turn…
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By Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It’s a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as…
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Public schools across California will be required to have gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026, adding another layer of protections for the state’s LGBTQ+ students. Although some cities and school districts across the country have added…
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New Delhi: British universities are waiting to see the fine print of the University Grants Commission’s proposed norms before they consider setting up campuses in India, Professor Sir Steve Smith, the UK Government International Education…
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