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The Telegraph | November 24, 2016

Kabir*, 17, left his dreams in Syria. With his parents and cousins dead and his brother severely injured, he says he had no choice but to leave the ruined country to join his sister in London. He's not alone. So far, some 2,800 Syrians have arrived in the Britain, and in September the Government confirmed places for 20,000 refugees over the next four years, with £10 million allocated for language tuition and integration....

ei-ie.org | November 23, 2016

“Donald Trump has said he will be the president for all Americans. We ask that he keeps that promise by loudly, forcefully, unequivocally and consistently denouncing acts of hate being carried out in his name and the ideology that drives them,” reads the petition addressed to President-elect Donald Trump. It was launched on 18 November and signed by the American Federation of Teachers’ President, Randi Weingarten, and Maureen B. Costello, Director of Teaching Tolerance at Alaba...

Usnews | November 02, 2017

More than two dozen major education organizations and civil rights groups are banding together to punch back at what they see as the Trump administration threatening the civil rights of students. The coalition – which brings together powerful groups such as the two national teachers unions, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Children’s Defense Fund and GLSEN, among others – pledged Thursday to take action against those violating students’ rights and to provide resour...

masterstudies | November 13, 2017

A staggering 73 percent of American parents are worried about paying for college -- more than the percentage of Americans concerned with paying for medical costs in the event of a serious accident or illness, according to a Gallup poll. Further complicating the matter? The GOP’s looming tax bill. Here’s a closer look at the bill, along with how experts think it will impact students, families and universities....