Have you ever sat in class, bored to tears because the pace of the lessons is too slow? Have you ever had to choose between going to class and going to work to earn money to support your family? Have you ever had to miss class to pursue your passions, whether it be competitive sports, […]
Disappearing Behind Them: Phasing Out Failing Small Schools
Audio reporting edited and published by KALW (coming soon). Also published at The San Francisco Bay View. By Jennifer Inez Ward On a crisp spring California afternoon, long after the echo of the last final bell, 40 parents, students and teachers gathered in a too-warm classroom at Paul Robeson School of Visual […]
New School For Pan- African University
The Pan-African University, PAU. has been granted permission to establish a school of media and communication, SMC, by the National University Commission, Nut. The new institution, which is the second to be established by the university, will assist practtioners in media and communication to develop their technical, conceptual and entrepreneurial skills, and thus become more […]
Student Disappeared During Graduation Practice
Tondo, Manila – A fourth year high school student of Calderon High School of Jose Abad Santos St. in Tondo, Manila disappeared during her graduation practice last March 17. The girl was identified as Angeline Antenor, 16 years old. She is slim, fair-complexioned, 5’3” tall and with long straight hair. According to Virginia Nuñez, Antenor’s […]
A Gooey Graduation for Law Students in Buenos Aires
Carolina de la Torre, a 26-year old student, emerged from the final exam of her 6-year law program at the University of Buenos Aires looking like a cross between couscous and chicken parmesan. Her hair was a putrid paste of mustard, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, oil, vinegar, and yerba mate. Her arms, face, and back were […]
Diabetes Need Not Limit Dreams and Ambitions
Jason Harmon, CTO and founding partner of Get Real Health, did not allow insulin-dependent diabetes to stand in the way of achieving his childhood dream of flying. He flew his first solo flight at the age of sixteen and earned his private pilot license a year later. Just after his high school graduation, one diagnosis […]
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