By Patrick Wall For Black students like Yanie, center, discussing their mental health and trauma in their lives can be especially difficult. A peer-mentoring program piloted last year by the East Orange, New Jersey school district — which Yanie participated in — aims to support students like her. (Sarah Blesener for Chalkbea When a friend Read More…
– Over the last thirty years, the efforts of parents, educators, and state leaders have laid the foundation for a pluralistic sea change in how we think about the education options available to families in the U.S. But over the last four, things went from incremental to warp speed. In 2023, 20 states added or Read More…
Kenneth Roth In the Hague trial, both sides have largely avoided evidence contradicting their case. Yet South Africa’s arguments are strong Watching lawyers for South Africa and Israel debate whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza was like observing two versions of reality that barely intersect. Each set of counsel, appearing before the international court Read More…
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING THE SUNSHINE ALWAYS FOLLOW AFTER THE RAIN By Mae Johnson “If you haven’t seen the devil face to face, you are walking with him.” The Hawaiians have a proverb, that declares, “No Rain, No Rainbow.” This means that if you don’t go through adversity or problems, there is no win for you later. Read More…
The first year of Florida’s hemp industry was one of trial and error on the ground, but the projections that it will become a green boom could mean a shift in the Panhandle’s agricultural scene. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said the first 8 months of cultivation since the state developed its program is only expected to Read More…
The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated human remains destined for a lunar burial. If Read More…
