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The us-regions Department of Education is taking steps to end advanced diplomas in the name of equity. Leslie Sale, director of the Virginia Education Department’s office of policy, on Tuesday announced an exploratory effort to review Virginia’s diploma and graduation requirements in a live-streamed meeting with the department’s Special Committee to Review the Standards of Accreditation. VIRGINIA…

us-regions, is planning to allocate more than $6 million for “equity” and “equity training” as part of its fiscal year 2022 budget, raising questions about how the county is responding to education” target=”_blank”>parents’ concerns< updated on April 15 shows the county crediting equity efforts for an increase in contractional services from $200,000 to $1.2 million. VIRGINIA…

The two young Ecuadorian girls who were seen in shocking footage being dropped by smugglers over a U.S.-Mexico immigration near El Paso in late March have been reunited with family members.  The children, ages 3 and 5, were “finally reunited with their family on April 17,” according to a statement released this week by Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility.  “The…

The October death of a 7-month-old new-york-city” target=”_blank”>Queens< No one is in custody at this time, and the investigation is ongoing, police said. This story first appeared in the New York Post.

us-regionscafé owner Angela Yeo told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that she is struggling to fill open positions, saying “it is a hard time for a small business like us.” Yeo, who owns Le Café Gourmet in Savannah, says she was forced to close her food one day a week due to the staffing shortage, which…

A us-regions school district is apologizing after an uproar from law enforcement over a book on race and crime shootings. On Monday, the Binghamton Police Benevolent Association (PBA) told the city’s school administration that the book “Something Happened In Our Town” could endanger public safety. The book was chosen as April book of the month for…

archaeology” target=”_blank”>Archaeologists< say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father. The homesite of Ben Ross was found on property acquired last year by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, officials said Tuesday. An archaeology team led by the State Highway Administration…

The tension was un-bear-able.  A runner in us-regions displayed steely courage when he talked down a large bear — rather than fend it off with repellant spray — that was pursuing him. A video of his harrowing encounter has gone viral online.  “This one was interested in me, so I had to change its mind,” said Evan…

crime have confirmed that a disasters touched down in central us-regions‘s Marion County on Sunday night.  While residents reported fallen energy” target=”_blank”>power lines< The tornado touched down in Ocala near Interstate 75 — a little less than two hours north of Orlando — at around 7:20 p.m. ET, according to FOX 35 Orlando. It was measured as an EF-1 on…

Gov. jb-pritzker” target=”_blank”>J.B. Pritzker< military Monday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of a former minneapolis-st-paul”>Minneapolis<. The move was in response to a request from chicago”>Chicago<. Pritzker’s office said 125 personnel would be deployed starting Tuesday to support Chicago police. Their “limited mission” would include helping manage street closures during demonstrations, Pritzker’s office…