• Powerball ticket worth $2.4 million sold at San Fernando Valley 7-Eleven

    A Powerball ticket worth nearly $2.5 million was sold at a Sun Valley

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    Wounded Parent event held in Lafayette to help parents who lost children

    Those in attendance were each given a chance to tell their stories of how they’ve dealt with the loss of their kids.

  • After convictions of Michigan school shooter's parents, victims' families seek school accountability

    While the historic trials of the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley resulted in guilty verdicts, the parents of the four students killed at Oxford High School in 2021 said Monday their quest for accountability is far from over. They are turning their attention back to the school district and school administrators, some of whom were called as witnesses in the trials, to demand lasting efforts from state leaders, including changes to governmental immunity laws that protect schools...

  • Out-of-school-children: Prosecuting errant parents

    On Wednesday last week, the Senate advocated for the prosecution of parents who fail to send their children to school in line with the Universal Basic Education Act. They called for the establishment of mobile courts to try such parents and guardians. This is to reduce the 20 million load of Out-of-School-Children, OSC, which Nigeria […]

  • Georgia Parents Finally Have School Choice

    The Georgia General Assembly has finally voted to approve a school choice measure that will help kids in the Peach State escape failing schools. The Senate voted 33-21 on Wednesday after the House voted 91-82 last Thursday.

  • Indiana gives parents a window into what schools are doing

    Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has become the latest policymaker shining sunlight on school district actions, and with good reason.

  • Do school grades influence parental support?

    The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has researched parents' support behavior in relation to school grades. The study shows that low-income families support their children equally regardless of grades, while parents from higher-income groups tend to give more support to children with lower grades.

  • Skagit Valley Herald Events - Maundy Thursday Service

    Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. On this day, we remember the Last Supper. Come remember with us!

  • Republicans Force Biden to Sign Pride Flag Ban

    Biden agreed to a Republican-backed provision in the spending bill that Pride flags from being flown outside U.S. embassies.

  • Advertising & Marketing Industry Hosts Pride Kick Off Event

    This week ADvocates Ireland, Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre, IAPI, Marketing Institute Ireland, Ibec and Technological University Dublin, hosted an event for the industry: brand owners and marketeers, advertising agencies, and media companies to inspire and empower a room of community and allies on how to create authentic campaigns with lasting impact that are inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. Oisin O’Reilly, CEO of Outhouse […]

  • Budget deal would effectively ban Pride flags at US embassies

    The $1.2 trillion government funding bill moving through Congress Friday includes a provision that would functionally prohibit Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. The provision didn't explicitly say as much, but its text mimics language from similar efforts to ban Pride flags from flying over government buildings. According to the text, "None of the

  • Japan schools move to protect cheerleaders from upskirting at sporting events

    Several schools have brought in shorts for cheerleaders at baseball tournament while another positioned teachers between the cheerleaders and spectatorsHigh schools taking part in Japan’s annual spring baseball tournament are taking action to prevent spectators from taking sexualised photographs of female cheerleaders.The invitational tournament – and a regular tournament held every summer at Koshien stadium near Osaka – are supposed to be a celebration of youthful sporting prowess and a chance...