Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Leave School
[HRW] Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school because they face huge barriers and get inadequate support from schools at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Even though Mozambique's government revoked discriminatory measures against pregnant students and adolescent mothers over five years ago, many teachers and education and school officials lack clear instructions on protecting their (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 1, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Education Health and Medicine Mozambique Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Source Type: news
A junior high teacher who beat a student for comparing him to an anime character was given a 10% pay cut for 3 months: Japan officials
Junior high school students attend the ceremony first day of their new academic year at a school in Japan. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) A junior high teacher had his pay temporarily cut by 10% after beating a student, per Osaka officials. The teacher was upset that the student had compared…#buddhikaweerasinghe #osaka #sankeishimbun #school #kawachinagano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
$5.5 billion in new Georgia spending will pay for employee bonuses, state Capitol overhaul
Georgia will boost spending by nearly $5.5 billion in the remaining three months of its current budget, providing money to boost roadbuilding, build a new legislative office building and overhaul the state Capitol and pay for $1,000 bonuses already sent to state employees and teachers. Republican…#georgia #capitol #govbriankemp #bill915 #atlanta #savannah #universityofgeorgia #athens #kemp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RUS: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants for Fiscal Year 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program for fiscal year 2024, subject to the availability of funding. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. Applications that will help rural communities recover economically, ensure all rural residents have equitable access to USDA Rural Development (RD) programs and benefits from RD-funded projects, and red...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 29, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. The teachers predicted a six-year wait. The Millers have been waiting…#lillymiller #millers #lilly #wichita #kansas #marvinmiller #kff #ntrequire #laurakelly #legislature (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teacher, 51, has her feet and hands amputated after a SORE THROAT led to sepsis: 'Her limbs were black and mummified'
Sherri Moody, 51, a high school teacher in Texas, had to have her arms and legs amputated below the knees and elbows after suffering from sepsis, which leads to one in three US hospital deaths. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"We need to raise awareness and never give up": Israeli Druze and Muslim Arab kindergarten teachers' proactivity when facing the sexual abuse of their students - Bar Gosen N, Sigad LI, Shaibe J, Halaby A, Lusky-Weisrose E, Tener D.
This study examines the proactive role of Druze and Muslim Arab kindergarten teachers in addressing and coping with the CSA of t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Miller's Girl Explained
Jenna Ortega's controversial thriller Miller's Girl has a messy ending that conveys concerning messages about student-teacher relationships. https://screenrant.com/millers-girl-ending-explained/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@ScreenRant?sub_confirmation=1 Check out Screen Rant’s official…#jennaortega #screenrants #tiktok #chrisgoodmakers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Teachers ’ Lounge’: Director Ilker Çatak Reflects On The International Appeal Of His Intense Schoolroom Drama
Of the five international films shortlisted for the Oscars, The Teachers’ Lounge has had the longest legs. Debuting at the 2023 Berlinale — and not even in competition — Ilker Çatak’s provocative thriller has been a fixture on the festival circuit ever since. Channeling the dark spirit of Michael…#teacherslounge #ilkerçataks #michaelhaneke #leoniebenesch #carlanowak #johannesduncker #whiteribbon #berlin #google #dop (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gen Z class brutally reacts to teacher playing them millennial anthem
A science teacher decided to introduce seventh-grade students to a whole new world of music during a break from their studies—but it's safe to say the pupils were less than impressed with his millennial taste. Gabe Dannenbring likes to share some lighter moments with his class by playing them his…#gabedannenbring #tiktok #siouxfalls #southdakota #tomdelonge #yougov #generationz #mychemicalromance #yellowcard #genz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mariel Hemingway to Host There's No Place Like OM: New Series Explores Consciousness, Mindfulness, Awareness, Energy and Spirituality
Mariel Hemingway, health and wellness expert, mind, body, spirit teacher, advocate, author, speaker and actress, announced today that she will host and executive produce an unscripted documentary series, There's No Place Like OM. MALIBU, Calif., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mariel... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Filmmaker Of Distinction To Take On De-Extinction: Oscar Winner James Reed Boards Docuseries On Company Bringing Back Wooly Mammoth, Dodo And More
Colossal Biosciences, the company bringing wooly mammoths and other extinct species back to life, and production partner Teton Ridge Entertainment are teaming with acclaimed filmmaker James Reed on a multiyear docuseries. Reed – the Oscar-winning director of My Octopus Teacher – and producing…#colossalbiosciences #jamesreed #myoctopus #matthoughton #reedsunderdogfilms #jillianshare #michaeldougherty #filmmakersophietodd #eehv #northern (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘My Octopus Teacher’ Filmmaker James Reed Boards Doc Series About De-Extinction Company Colossal
Colossal Biosciences, a company that aims to bring extinct animals back to life, is set to be the subject of a documentary series. The company has teamed with Oscar-winning My Octopus Teacher James Reed’s Underdog Films and Teton Ridge Entertainment to produce a “multi-year” docuseries about…#colossalbiosciences #myoctopus #emilycastel #castel #benlamm #underdogfilms #matthoughton #jillianshare #michaeldougherty #georgechurch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Play Can Increase Resilience
Play is a microcosm of childhood, a protective shell like a butterfly’s chrysalis that safeguards children from the slings and arrows of life, one that allows them to grow. What happens, however, when, through no fault of your own, you are born into conditions—poverty, racism, and other adversities—that groom children for bad outcomes? Can play, if nurtured and supported in such adverse conditions, create resilience? Can increased opportunities for play encourage better-than-expected life outcomes, and possibly even provide a buffer against the odds of the cycle of poverty being perpetuated?
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Source: TIME: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Corey Keyes Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
A Massachusetts high school wants to call in the National Guard to help quell a'disturbing increase' in violent fights, drug abuse, and truancy
Massachusetts National Guard stand watch during a Black Lives Matter rally. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Brockton High, beset by fighting and truancy, is asking for help from the National Guard. School committee members warned of a "potential tragedy" amid a shortage of teachers in the…#josephpreziosoafp #nationalguard #massachusetts #boston #abc #wcvbtv #brockton #maurahealey #robertsullivan #healey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
