Cannot Be ‘The Last Word’

Biden slams Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, says it cannot be ‘the last word’ “We cannot let this decision be the last word,” Biden said in a White House address. “The court can render a decision but it cannot change what America stands for.” Biden in his speech proposed colleges […]


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What is Cinco de Mayo?

It’s Cinco De Mayo! What The Holiday Is, And What It Isn’t History, fact and how it’s celebrated Today is May 5, when many people celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or “The 5th of May” in Spanish. The holiday officially commemorates the day in 1862 when the Mexican army, under the […]


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‘Too Much to Learn’: Schools Race to Catch Up Kids’ Reading

Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. “Give us some vowels,” says his teacher, La’Neeka Gilbert-Jackson. His eyes search a chart, but he doesn’t land on an answer. “Let’s help him out,” Gilbert-Jackson says. “A-E-I-O-U,” the class […]


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China to Fully Reopen Borders to Foreigners

China to fully reopen borders to foreigners but near-term hurdles remain China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday. The removal of this last cross-border control […]


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US Has a Teacher Shortage

Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures of words that started with that letter: Yo-yo. Yak. Yacht. “What sound does Y make?” Scott asked a boy. Head down, he mumbled: “Yuh.” Instead of moving on, she gave him a […]


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