This education-based Linux distro is designed for schools – and it’s free

Escuelas Linux is a desktop that is simple and elegant to use. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Escuelas Linux is free to download and install on as many computers as you need.With a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, this makes for a great education environment.Creating an ISO for installation can be … Read more

Brown, Yale, and Columbia are among 5 elite schools that agreed to pay $104.5 million to students after being accused of colluding to limit financial aid

Five more elite schools agreed to a settlement to resolve claims they colluded on financial aid. The 2022 lawsuit accused nearly 20 top schools of working in a “price-fixing cartel” to limit aid to students. They did not admit any wrongdoing, and current and former impacted students will receive cash payments. Five more elite schools have … Read more

US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak

Fowler says all the exposed documents appear to have been uploaded by schools to Raptor Technologies’ systems, some at a regularly monthly cadence. Within some school reports, Fowler says, he saw specific details such as officials noting doors that don’t lock or that a security camera has not been working for months. “If a domestic … Read more

PDC Tour Cards: Steve Lennon and Martijn Dragt become first players to win tour places at Qualifying Schools | Darts News

Ireland’s Steve Lennon and the Netherlands’ Martijn Dragt became the first players to win PDC Tour Cards at the 2024 Qualifying Schools in Milton Keynes on Thursday. Former World Cup of Darts runner-up Lennon narrowly lost his Tour Card following the 2023/24 World Darts Championship but won it back with a 101.42 average in a … Read more

Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan girls of all ages are permitted to study in religious schools, which are traditionally boys-only, a Taliban official said Thursday. A day earlier, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva told the Security Council and reporters that the United Nations was receiving “more and more anecdotal evidence” that girls could study at the … Read more

Jacob Cortez admits receiving offers from other schools after San Beda title

San Beda Red Lions’ Jacob Cortez. –NCAA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—San Beda can celebrate its sweet, sweet victory tonight after winning the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball championship but the following days may bring the Red Lions some stress. For one, Jacob Cortez–who has been phenomenal for the Red Lions in the tail-end of the season–wasn’t … Read more

Three teenagers injured in knife attack at a high school in Poland

The 18-year-old attacker has been apprehended. ByThe Associated Press November 29, 2023, 10:11 AM WARSAW, Poland — A teenage student attacked classmates with a knife at a high school in northeastern Poland and injured three of them on Wednesday, police said. The attack took place during lessons at the high school in the town of … Read more

Dem Lawmaker Schools Marjorie Taylor Greene In Takedown For The Ages

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) suggested that Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) was confused because of her age during a snarky moment on the House floor on Tuesday night. Turns out the only one confused was Greene ― and DeLauro was happy to step in and clear things up for her. Greene, a conspiracy theorist who … Read more

Bill Maher Says Public Schools Need to Be Like Catholic Schools

Play video content HBO Bill Maher launched on public schools Friday night, and it’s hard to argue with the premise … public schools are failing — failing students AND teachers — and maybe the “old” way of running schools should be revisited. The “Real Time” host laid out the problem with some pretty graphic video … Read more

Democrat Schools Lauren Boebert In Awkward House Floor Debate

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) faltered when pressed to explain her proposed amendment to a spending bill by veteran Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Her proposed amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations bill would prohibit “the use of funds made available by this act to be used to provide financial assistance to sanctuary cities.” … Read more