Shorter summer breaks and free tutoring: How some schools are tackling pandemic learning loss
The significant learning loss experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with a historic federal investment in K-12 education made the timing ripe for some schools in Virginia, Texas and Indiana to make big changes.
2023-10-15 01:47
Kenya Replaces Numerical Debt Ceiling With Limit at 55% of GDP
Kenya has approved changes to the way it determines the maximum amount of debt the government can hold,
2023-10-15 01:24
Bailey Says Workforce Dropouts Hit UK’s Growth and Stoke Prices
Changing attitudes to work since the pandemic and sluggish business investment have hit the UK’s potential growth rate
2023-10-15 01:24
Ukraine Recap: Russian Forces Step Up Offensive Near Kupyansk
Russian attempts to capture Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, a move that Moscow’s authorities claim will mark the end
2023-10-15 00:58
Lagarde Says Core Inflation in Euro Zone Is Still Elevated
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said underlying inflation in the euro zone is still strong and wage
2023-10-15 00:49
Singapore’s DBS, Citi Suffer Service Outage on Data Center Issue
Customers of Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and Citigroup Inc. were unable to access banking facilities for several
2023-10-14 23:20
The Voice: Australians vote No in historic referendum
The country has overwhelmingly voted No to a proposal aimed at elevating First Nations voices.
2023-10-14 21:25
Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker's fight after whirlwind week for House GOP
After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis.
2023-10-14 21:22
Mexican American woman becomes first NCAA Division I female kicker at an HBCU
A Mexican American woman has become the first female kicker at Jackson State University, a NCAA Division I Historically Black College and University. Leilani Armenta told CNN she was nervous when she stepped onto the field during the team's September 23 game against rival Bethune-Cookman University, but she knew she had a job to do. She said she just focused on playing the game.
2023-10-14 20:52
The $1000 Breakfast Club: How Some Big Tippers Are Inspiring Random Acts of Kindness
A group in Massachusetts is pooling their money to leave big tips for shocked servers.
2023-10-14 20:24
Gaza Strip in maps: What it's like for the people that live there
Find out more about what it is like to live in the Gaza Strip, from the economy to education, health and water.
2023-10-14 20:15
Who is El Deif, alleged mastermind of the Hamas attack?
It is with a weird retrospective guilt that I have to admit: Hamas once saved me from a kidnapping in Gaza.
2023-10-14 19:53