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The article discusses how the US deportation policies under President Trump have threatened the livelihoods of immigrant teachers, many of whom work in early childhood education, and highlights the potential negative impacts on students' development and emotional well-being, as well as the efforts of schools to adapt and protect their staff and students.
A Peruvian man, Eddie Manuel Núñez Santos, has been arrested in Peru for sending over 150 fake bomb threats to US schools, airports, and a synagogue. Santos is also charged with attempting to receive and manufacture child abuse images. He targeted schools of minors from whom he tried to obtain explicit images. If found guilty, Santos faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Figma, a cloud-based design tool, is now offering its most advanced tier, Figma Enterprise, for free to all US K-12 students in partnership with Google for Education. The program includes unlimited files, individual and shared project options, dedicated workspaces, and more sophisticated design features. Schools will need Chromebooks to utilize the program, but they can apply for access if they have non-Google systems. The initiative started in beta last year, with 50 high schools across the country getting free access to Figma and FigJam, a collaborative whiteboard.
US students give their schools an overall B- grade on average, according to a new report by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. The report is based on 2,062 responses from fifth through twelfth graders at public, charter, and private schools in the US. Schools received the worst grades on metrics about student engagement and preparedness, while they received the best grades for safety and respect. The responses for safety and respect varied based on race, with Black students giving lower grades than White and Hispanic students. Students’ ratings of their schools closely align with their academic performance.