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Roof collapses at school in Thailand, killing 7 sheltering from rain 05/23/2023 12:44am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school���s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday. The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy who died late Monday night in a hospital afte Black kids face racism before they even start school. It's driving a major mental health crisis. 05/23/2023 12:23am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� To her students who need the most support, India Strother is rarely just ���Ms. Strother��� ��� she���s a family figure they call ���Mom,��� a trusted guide as they negotiate their teenage years. They open up to her about their dating lives. About pregnancy scares. About thei Success coaches ���dig a little deeper��� to help community college students 05/23/2023 12:07am • DALLAS (AP) ��� Daisy Donjuan���s family never saw the value in college. After graduating from high school, she did what was expected of her ��� dropped education, worked and pitched in at home. When she enrolled in Dallas College after a five-year break in school, she had to navigate a dizzying arr North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ���disaster��� 05/22/2023 09:40pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper launched a campaign Monday to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he said if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic future. ���It���s clear Family of suicidal Black teen killed by police in Nevada agrees to $2M settlement, more training 05/22/2023 09:39pm • SPARKS, Nev. (AP) ��� The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in 2020 in Nevada have agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city of Sparks that also includes more crisis intervention and mental health training for police officers. The city of about 110,000 on the Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls 05/22/2023 09:11pm • GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) ��� An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students who were trapped and injuring several others at a government boarding school as authorities probe whether it was intentionally set. All but one of the victims were Indigenous girls, offici What Does a Parent Teacher Association Do? 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Any parent who has a child in the K-12 public schools has likely come across the acronyms PTA and PTO. They may even have confused the two. And while PTA stands for parent teacher association and PTO for parent teacher organization, both provide options for parents to team up with other parents to m The baby bond bill: $1,000 for every baby is just the start 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Imagine you turn 18 and gain access to an account with tens of thousands of dollars. The catch? You can use it only for wealth-building purposes like college tuition or starting a business. Baby Bonds legislation would make this a reality -- acting as a "trampoline for the middle class," accordin 10 money mistakes parents make 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Being a parent brings with it a whole host of changes and challenges, and those go beyond rocking a newborn at night and navigating the social landscape of the teen years. You may also have to rethink your approach to finances. There are added expenses with children but also added responsibilitie 8 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $10 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Stocks trading under $10 can be attractive for investors looking to scoop up some cheap shares. Unfortunately, quality stocks trading at this share price are few and far between, and they can be a red flag for investors that something serious is wrong with a company. Many of these stocks have challe Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits? 05/22/2023 07:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� TikTok is challenging Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It's the second lawsuit since the ban was adopted. Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the law Wednesday expecting a legal fight. The law, sche Maryland governor condemns man seen with rifle near school bus stops who said he was protesting gun control laws 05/22/2023 07:22pm • (CNN) ��� Maryland���s governor is condemning a man who says he was protesting gun control laws by openly carrying an assault rifle near school bus stops in Anne Arundel County. Law enforcement says the man was not breaking any laws. The man said he was ���just showing people it���s legal.��� Georgia school's book bans may break civil rights law, federal officials warn 05/22/2023 07:17pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The U.S. Department of Education has found that a suburban Atlanta school district's decision to remove some books from its libraries may have created a hostile environment that violated federal laws against race and sex discrimination. The legal intervention by the department's Off School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison 05/22/2023 07:02pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a South Carolina playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to lessen his sentence so he can eventually get out of prison. Jesse Osborne's lawyer asked Judge Lawton McIntosh on Monday to re Judge considers parents' request to keep Nashville school shooter's writings secret 05/22/2023 07:01pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� A group of parents at a Christian school in Nashville that recently suffered a deadly school shooting want to keep the shooter's writings sealed, citing the threat of copycat attacks. But a judge said Monday they will have to wait until later this week to learn if their eff