Los Angeles scrubs Catholic Saint Junipero Serra from park where statue was torn down by activists

los-angeles” target=”_blank”>Los Angeles<, a religion saint and missionary, from a downtown Los Angeles park, more than a year after activists vandalized statues of the 19th century priest. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that La Plaza Park, known as Father Serra Park, will be renamed and that an “indigenous cultural easement” would be created “to give local…

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13-year-olds' reading, math scores decline for first time in national test's history

natural-science and reading education” target=”_blank”>test scores<, mirroring patterns observed in other subjects. HARVARD’S ENDOWMENT SWELLS BY $11.3 BILLION AS 20% OF US HOUSEHOLDS LOSE ALL SAVINGS DURING PANDEMIC Math scores for lower-performing students declined among students from both age groups, in addition to declining for 13-year-olds at the 50th percentile.  Reading scores also declined for…

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Loudoun County superintendent apologizes, board member resigns as backlash grows over alleged sexual assaults

The superintendent of us-regions Public Schools issued an apology and a education” target=”_blank”>school< Scott Smith, a Loudoun County father who was arrested at that June event, said this week that his daughter was sexually assaulted in a girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School by a male student who was wearing a skirt. The Loudoun…

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