Month: February 2022

[ad_1] Catherine Russell, the newly appointed Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Monday that the situation for boys and girls caught up in the conflict grows worse by the minute.  Four-year-old Max and his mother Alona fled conflict in #Ukraine, leaving loved ones behind to seek safety in Romania. Children andRead More

[ad_1] “Any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and the absence of accountability for the past use of such weapons remains a blight on the conscience of the international community,” said High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu. OPCW updates She updated the Ambassadors on the activities of the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) with counterparts at theRead More

[ad_1] “Long COVID is characterized by a wide variety of symptoms that persist long after the initial infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” says Meghan O’Rourke, author of The Invisible Kingdom. Fanatic Studio/Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub hide caption toggle caption Fanatic Studio/Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub “Long COVID is characterized by a wide variety of symptoms thatRead More

[ad_1] Due to international sanctions against Russia, the ruble has tumbled in value—so far, in fact, it’s now worth less than a Robux. That’s really bad news for the ruble, because the Robux is a video game currency that’s mostly meaningful only to children. Roblox, also known as “that game your kids play that looksRead More

[ad_1] Weight bias, which starts early, has physical and mental implications for students, research shows. Data supports schools’ efforts to confront weight bias early — possibly as soon as preschool — and continue through high school as students’ bodies change. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] If there’s one Android handset that’s comparable to the iPhone, it’s Samsung’s latest Galaxy S phone. More than the Pixel 6 Pro, OnePlus 9, or whatever the latest Android flavor of the month is, the Galaxy S22 line offers a level of design, features, and flair that’s almost Apple-like, with an undeniable identity andRead More

[ad_1] Born Jun Araki, JohnJ never felt comfortable in the female gender they were born into. At elementary school, they would wear trousers under their school uniform skirts and on field trips, were too self-conscious to take a bath with female students. JohnJ often felt frustrated at being seen as a woman, and how theyRead More

[ad_1] Abbott Elementary creator and showrunner Quinta Brunson plays second grade teacher Janine Teagues on the mockumentary. Gilles Mingasson/ABC hide caption toggle caption Gilles Mingasson/ABC Abbott Elementary creator and showrunner Quinta Brunson plays second grade teacher Janine Teagues on the mockumentary. Gilles Mingasson/ABC Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews fromRead More

[ad_1] Salt farming in India is hard work. In Gujarat, women set up huts, dig wells, and pump up brine, which they sift through a series of pans, eventually crystallising salt. Apart from the pumping, all elements of the process are completed by hand. The women generally work without a contract, and the pay isRead More

[ad_1] US conservatives are unsurprisingly united in their criticism of Joe Biden’s foreign policy – but they are also divided over how best to deal with Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. The BBC went to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida to ask grassroots activists what they think of Joe Biden, Vladimir PutinRead More

[ad_1] DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Paul Farmer, the physician and anthropologist known for his long-standing efforts to bring health care to some of the poorest people in the developing world, died Monday in Rwanda on the grounds of a hospital and university he helped establish. He was 62. Partners in Health, theRead More

[ad_1] DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. This week, HBO premiered a new documentary about 19th-century abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. It features several distinguished actors reading from Douglass’ speeches and his autobiographies. Here’s actress Nicole Beharie reading from Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What To The Slave IsRead More

[ad_1] Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne in Joe Wright’s Cyrano. Peter Mountain/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. hide caption toggle caption Peter Mountain/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne in Joe Wright’s Cyrano. Peter Mountain/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. A lot of great actors have played Cyrano de Bergerac over the years, including José Ferrer, Christopher Plummer, Gérard Depardieu,Read More

[ad_1] After months of inaction, Congress is making some encouraging progress toward passing an FY22 appropriations package that could include significant increases for K-12 education. ASCD sent a letter to Congress this month signed by CEO Ranjit Sidhu urging that action be taken quickly. Read more on The ASCD Blog. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Rita Dove, poet, writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, US poet laureate February is Black History Month [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Indigenous communities are a model for restorative justice practices that can serve schools, writes Helen Thomas, the Office of Indian Education’s professional learning specialist for the Arizona Department of Education. In this commentary, Thomas shares how to integrate restorative justice as a “holistic framework for not only repairing, but nurturing and sustaining relationships.” [ad_2]Read More

[ad_1] Florida State Rep. Carlos Smith speaks at a press conference at the Florida state capital in opposition to HB 1577, dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by critics, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. Rick Wilson/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Wilson/AP Florida State Rep. Carlos Smith speaks at a press conferenceRead More

[ad_1] A 2015 Presidential Executive Order expanded the Presidential Scholars award to recognize students on the basis of outstanding scholarship, demonstrated ability, and accomplishment in career and technical education (CTE) fields. February is CTE Month, and in the spirit of celebrating the unique and valuable opportunity CTE provides, we checked back in with a fewRead More

[ad_1] Mitski claims new ground on her sixth album, spreading herself across different kinds of pop music with each new song. The result is more varied than anything she’s created thus far. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The singer and songwriter Mitski made one of the most acclaimed albums of 2018. It wasRead More

[ad_1] The military crisis between Russia and Ukraine has caused concern among participants in a volunteer program in which US students use video chats to teach English to students in Ukraine. Katerina Manoff, founder of the ENGin program, says US participants are worried about the safety of the students in Ukraine. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] NPR’s A Martinez talks to Lauren Zabierek, executive director of the Cyber Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, about the cyber threats facing Ukraine. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Ukraine under attack, blasts and the sounds of explosions rang out in several major cities after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a nationally televised addressRead More

[ad_1] MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, after months of speculation about Russia’s intentions as it massed tens of thousands of troops on Ukraine’s border. Addressing his nation in a televised speech broadcast just before 6 a.m. Thursday, Mr. Putin saidRead More