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A homeschooled Gen Xer, Sarah Nagle, who was educated at home from age 10 until college, credits her personalized homeschooling experience for her academic success and for avoiding student debt, highlighting the growing acceptance of homeschooling in the US and its potential benefits.
American companies such as Walmart, IBM, Accenture, Bank of America, and Google are eliminating college degrees as a requirement for corporate roles, reflecting a wider trend in the job market that de-emphasizes the value of a four-year diploma. This shift is seen as promising by proponents who argue that the $1.6 trillion student debt has hindered many people's passions and dreams. The move could open up 1.4 million jobs for Americans without college degrees over the next five years. While certain professions still require appropriate degrees, employers are increasingly valuing real-world experience and skills over formal education. The rising cost of college education and the ability to verify skills through alternative means, such as coding portfolios, have contributed to this trend.
A Black student in Texas, Darryl George, who has been serving an in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, will now be sent to an alternative education program after being deemed in violation of the school's dress code. The school district's dress code prohibits male students from having hair below certain lengths, but George's family argues that his hairstyle does not violate the code and has filed a complaint and a civil rights lawsuit. The family claims that the suspension and subsequent discipline violate the state's CROWN Act, which aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. This is not the first time the school district has faced controversy over its hair policy, as two other Black male students were previously told to cut their dreadlocks.
A Black student in Texas, Darryl George, who was suspended for his dreadlocks, will be sent to an alternative education program after violating his high school's dress code. The school district prohibits male students from having hair below certain lengths, but George's family argues that his hairstyle does not violate the dress code and has filed a complaint and a civil rights lawsuit. The family claims that the suspension and subsequent discipline violate the state's CROWN Act, which aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. The school district has also filed a lawsuit seeking clarification on whether its dress code restrictions violate the CROWN Act. This is not the first time the school has faced controversy over its hair policy, as two other Black male students clashed with the district over the same issue in 2020.
A Black student in Texas, Darryl George, who was suspended for his dreadlocks, will be sent to an alternative education program after violating his high school's dress code. The school district prohibits male students from having hair below certain lengths, but George's family argues that his hairstyle does not violate the dress code. They have filed a complaint and a civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the suspension violates the state's CROWN Act, which prohibits hair discrimination. This is not the first time the school district has faced controversy over its hair policy, as two other Black male students were previously told to cut their dreadlocks.
The trial has begun for Preston Walls, one of two students charged in the shooting at the Starts Right Here program in Iowa, where two fellow students were killed. Walls' lawyer argues that his client feared for his life and shot in self-defense, while prosecutors claim it was a premeditated attack on rival gang members. The victims' families deny any involvement in gangs. The school's founder, Will Keeps, who was wounded trying to intervene, testified, and graphic footage of the shootings was shown. Walls is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and criminal gang participation. The trial is expected to last about a week.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has partnered with educator Romi Crawford to launch the New Art School Modality, a semester-long program that offers free courses in Black art history taught by scholars and artists of color. The program aims to provide an alternative mode of art education in response to the closure of traditional art schools and the high cost of studying fine art. The first semester will focus on the lessons of FESTAC 77, a Pan-African convening of Black artists in 1977. The program does not offer a degree or college credit but aims to create apprenticeships in the arts and make art more accessible.