Nearly a decade ago, Colorado lawmakers passed a splashy new reading law that sent tens of millions of dollars a year to school districts statewide to help struggling readers. The money paid for summer school, full-day kindergarten, and tutoring programs…
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Two Mattina mariners taken to hospital, group 4 vaccine invites from next week
There are nine positive Covid-19 cases on a container ship in Bluff, two of whom have been taken to Southland Hospital’s emergency department. Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said two crew members from the Mattina container ship were…
More feral dogs seen on under-siege Far North farm – death toll now 120-plus
A Far North farm under siege from feral dogs escaped more stock losses on Monday night although a pack of seven was seen entering the property. John Nilsson, of Shenstone Farms, just south of Cape Rēinga, said his wife Anne-Marie…
Trainee teacher applications surge by 65% in England
Fears of weak job market leads to unprecedented rush to sign up by graduates Last modified on Thu 30 Jul 2020 23.37 EDT Fears of a faltering jobs market has sparked an unprecedented rush of people signing up to become…
Covid 19 coronavirus: PM Jacinda Ardern on Australia travel bubble, support for stranded Kiwis
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the transtasman bubble pause will be lifted for Western Australia and the Northern Territory from 11.59pm on July 9, but will remain in place for Queensland and New South Wales. The pause for Queensland would…
Cambridge college to remove window commemorating eugenicist
Gonville and Caius College responds to pressure from anti-racism activists by taking down window of Sir Ronald Fisher Last modified on Sat 27 Jun 2020 11.55 EDT A Cambridge college is to take down a window commemorating a eugenicist that…
Anonymous Colorado rancher donates $1 million to CSU to help minimize human-carnivore conflicts – The Denver Post
An anonymous Colorado rancher donated $1 million to Colorado State University’s Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence, intended to minimize conflict between people and animals such as wolves, bears, mountain lions and other natural predators, the school announced Wednesday. “Although predators play…
Most Colorado K-12 schools will have more money for the coming school year
By Erica Melzer and Annie Fu, Chalkbeat Colorado When Colorado schools reopen in the fall, most of them will have a lot more money to work with — between 10% and 12% more per student for the typical district —…
Long weekend weather: The holiday hotspots a tropical deluge could turn into wetspots
Popular northern holiday hotspots may be hit by a tropically-fuelled deluge this weekend with forecasters warning intense downpours may lead to slips and floods. Niwa Weather says the upper North Island and western regions of the South Island are in…
Doctors have been whistleblowers throughout history. They’ve also been silenced
Dr Li Wenliang tried to sound the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak. For centuries, doctors have been doing the same – leading to backlash and even death Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage…