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This is what happens when ISIS invades your village, destroys the schools, bans music, and then leaves

Ex-Taliban fighters pledging allegiance to ISIS took over multiple villages in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province from 2015 to about 2019. The hardline fighters shut down schools and markets, and banned simple pleasures in life, like driving and listeni…

classroom - Business Insider
3:14am PST - February 22nd, 2020

Florida teacher suspended for washing out student's mouth with hand sanitizer

The teacher admitted to holding the sanitizer near his mouth but claimed the student grabbed the bottle himself and pumped it into his own mouth.

classroom - USA Today
12:20pm PST - February 20th, 2020

5 hospitalized after vaping device found in Wisconsin school

Vaping illnesses have reportedly hospitalized 14 people at the school this month

classroom - ABC News
12:22am PST - February 20th, 2020

World of Horror is a creepy, retro, and completely hypnotic horror game

World of Horror, developed by Polish designer Panstasz (Pawel Kozminski), is a roguelite roleplaying game and an homage to Lovecraft and horror manga artists like Junji Ito. It launches in Steam Early Access this week and will be available on Nintendo Switch,…

classroom - The Verge
8:00am PST - February 19th, 2020

Maryland university opens lounge-style food pantry for students in need

A Maryland university has opened a new food pantry for students with the aim of eliminating the stigma of utilizing the resource for their nutritional needs.

classroom - ABC News
2:21pm PST - February 18th, 2020

Indiana University Professor Suspended After Calling Police on Black Student Who Refused to Change Seats

A professor at an Indiana university who called police to his classroom after a black student refused to change seats has been suspended.

classroom - Time
1:48pm PST - February 17th, 2020

195 schools log in to Balbharti’s virtual classroom

Scheme to be implemented in 530 more schools in stages, says minister

classroom - The Hindu
11:51am PST - February 14th, 2020

Janet Jackson and The Roots' cute classroom-instruments cover of 'Runaway' has one important change

Janet Jackson joined The Roots and Jimmy Fallon for their Classroom Instruments cover challenge, and updated the lyrics of her classic hit "Runaway" for this dreamy version. The chill, globe-trotting cover is like a little holiday for your overloaded brain. T…

classroom - Mashable
10:19pm PST - February 12th, 2020

A Professor Told His Students ‘OK Boomer’ Is as Offensive as the N-Word. His Employer Disagrees

The University of Oklahoma president said comments by a professor who compared "OK boomer" to a racial slur were "fundamentally offensive."

classroom - Time
8:45am PST - February 12th, 2020

China rolls out 'close contact detection app' for coronavirus

China has launched an app that aims to reduce the spread of coronavirus by alerting users when they've been in close proximity to someone with the illness. According to a report in Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, the app -- named the Close Contact Dete…

classroom - Engadget
2:45am PST - February 12th, 2020

Get some old-fashioned romance with the Backstreet Boys' barbershop cover of 'Thong Song'

Here's some inspiration just in case you were planning on surprising your beloved with a Valentine's barbershop serenade at their place of work! (It never backfires, trust me.) The Backstreet Boys joined Jimmy Fallon for the latest installment in this long-ru…

classroom - Mashable
9:28pm PST - February 11th, 2020

Nation’s Largest Teachers Unions Call for Active Shooter Drills to Be Revised or Ended

The nation's largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, saying they can harm students' mental health.

classroom - Time
1:59pm PST - February 11th, 2020

Chinese government rolls out coronavirus ‘close contact detector’ app

China has rolled out an app that lets people check whether they have been in close contact with someone infected by the coronavirus. The “close contact detector,” as BBC puts it, notifies users if they have had exchanges with any individuals who have been con…

classroom - The Next Web
6:39am PST - February 11th, 2020

Trump announces that a US operation has killed the al-Qaida leader who claimed responsibility for Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting

Hani Mohammed/AP President Donald Trump said the US conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi, an al-Qaida leader who claimed responsibility for last year's deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. "We will continu…

classroom - Business Insider
4:00pm PST - February 6th, 2020

Trump Says U.S. Forces Killed al-Qaida Leader Qassim al-Rimi in Yemen

Trump said U.S. forces killed Qassim al-Rimi, who claimed responsibility for last year's deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.

classroom - Time
4:00pm PST - February 6th, 2020

'Through the Darkest of Times' sends a warning from the past about Trump's America

There's a quote that appeared at the end of my Through the Darkest of Times playthrough and it's worth committing to memory during this divisive moment in history. The words come from painter and Holocaust survivor Max Mannheimer, who worked to educate the pu…

classroom - Mashable
6:45am PST - February 4th, 2020

Kansas considers requiring 'In God We Trust' in classrooms

Conservative Republicans are pushing for a law in Kansas to require the posting of the national motto of “In God We Trust” in public buildings and all classrooms and libraries in public schools and colleges

classroom - ABC News
11:11am PST - January 30th, 2020

TikTok-inspired boys charged for allegedly scorching outlets in school

The boys, ages 15 and 16, are charged with attempting to burn a public building.

classroom - ABC News
9:05am PST - January 29th, 2020

Authorities warn about dangerous TikTok "outlet" challenge

Some people are performing a dangerous challenge that's being uploaded to video app TikTok and has already caused damage, authorities are saying.

classroom - ABC News
12:47pm PST - January 25th, 2020

In the internet era, public libraries more vital than ever

Back in 2018, Forbes sent Twitter into fury with a now-retracted column. Its big idea: Amazon should replace libraries because it has “provided something better.” The Kindles, Netflixes and Starbucks of the world have rendered libraries obsolete, the author s…

classroom - Mashable
5:00am PST - January 25th, 2020

404: The City Left Behind by China's Nuclear Ambitions

An artist goes looking for his past in a Cold War ghost town.

classroom - Wired
7:00am PST - January 20th, 2020

Factbox: French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier bows out in Paris

Jean Paul Gaultier, one of the long-standing stars of the French fashion industry, said Paris Fashion Week, said his show scheduled for next week in Paris would be his last in a career that has pushed boundaries for nearly half a century. [L8N29M4VR]

classroom - Reuters
11:21am PST - January 17th, 2020

Friendship is the most intimate bond in Netflix's 'Sex Education' Season 2

You don’t have to work in Hollywood to know the old adage: Sex sells. That provocative promise was obviously behind the marketing of Netflix’s Sex Education, which returns Friday for a second season, but the show made the surprising move in its 2019 debut of …

classroom - Mashable
2:30am PST - January 17th, 2020

Lego makes STEAM education fun with Spike Prime, a learning tool that combines Lego bricks with computer programming

Lego Education has officially rolled out Spike Prime, a STEAM-based teaching tool that combines Lego bricks with coding. After students build their projects, they can then use a drag-and-drop coding app to program their toys to perform a variety of functions.…

classroom - Business Insider
11:18am PST - January 16th, 2020

US military training for Saudi students could resume soon

The Pentagon says that U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted “in the coming days

classroom - ABC News
9:57am PST - January 16th, 2020

RT @koryodynasty: Here in front of Seoul Seo2 Elementary School in Gangnam District, condolence flowers and messages are pouring in for the…

☆it's a 恋です☆みちげった☆ (@taengoo_lady)
4:57am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @CornellWBrooks: You can’t attack #BlackHistory in the classroom & not attack ALL children. If slavery provided vocational education for…

DemocracyAngel (@WetKissesB)
4:57am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @RealSchools1: Looking for a fresh take on classroom design? Check out this innovative fishbowl set-up by Liam at Merrivale Primary Scho…

Simon Perry  (@sperry10)
4:57am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @CornellWBrooks: You can’t attack #BlackHistory in the classroom & not attack ALL children. If slavery provided vocational education for…

frances renfer 1959 (@frenfer123)
4:57am PDT - July 20th, 2023

#Bihar | Taking cognisance of the viral video, district programme officer (DPO) Jiyaul Hoda Khan has written to the panchayat concerned, employment unit, to initiate departmental proceedings against the panchayat teacher (Aditya Nath Jha reports ) https://t.co/fbNPWKbNJw

Hindustan Times (@htTweets)
4:56am PDT - July 20th, 2023
Say YES to APS was a success during the New Teacher Orientation. Why wouldn’t you want to @JoinTeamAPS where we collaborate to ensure building and sustaining positive classroom culture through our strategic APS 5 priorities. #allyougottadoissayyes @APSnicoleL https://t.co/Cse1krUlbi

Say YES to APS was a success during the New Teacher Orientation. Why wouldn’t you want to @JoinTeamAPS where we collaborate to ensure building and sustaining positive classroom culture through our strategic APS 5 priorities. #allyougottadoissayyes @APSnicoleL https://t.co/Cse1krUlbi

Nakhia Hill (@APSIDDhill)
4:56am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @el_uthmaan: No building on earth is more beloved to Allah than Mosque. Plus, teaching children the deen of Allah alleviates the Anger o…

SENATOR (@Ahmad_Damau)
4:56am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @andyzee2: Twitter: a place where someone who’s never set a foot in a classroom can argue with a neurosurgeon about brain surgery.

.... (@Nathi_LYN)
4:56am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

anne g-r (@agoldrand)
4:56am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @FLFreedomRead: This means if certain aspects of AA History are not in the standards, an educator should assume it may not be age-approp…

Cate Eland (@RomancingNope)
4:55am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @chnetwork: The Church calendar has some great saints on it for the month of July! We’ve put some of them in a PDF you can download, pri…

Happy to be Catholic (@MsCatholicJules)
4:55am PDT - July 20th, 2023

RT @SevereAnon: Wait... Let me get this straight Dems have a problem with porn being shown all of a sudden? Because it was in congress?…

JDUBZ242 (@JDUBZ242777)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @MrsBHasClass: I’m preparing to begin year 32. I teach 4th grade English Language Arts at a Title I school in Texas. Any support for my…

Loretta (@LewisvilleQueen)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @Suzy_1776: Dems crying “should we display this” when shown in a room full of ADULTS Hunter’s smut but have no problem displaying pictur…

Hey Boo Boo (@HeyBooBoo16)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

Knight2017 (@Knight201701)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @libsoftiktok: Sent to me by a follower. This was spotted in a classroom in @MillcreekSD. The school is encouraging students to use pr…

Deana Watkins (@DeanaHernande13)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SwindellBob: @Grownded @TatsuyaIshida9 It’s the graphics arts classroom number at CalArts.

#ILYAYHLISAM_PROHUMANLIFE_MR._Kellymatthew_Barnes (@brother_barnes)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @aliceleung: Teaching is a complex job that can be so exhausting at times, but I love it. I can’t think of a better job that being a pub…

Hilary Kennedy (@hilaryzm)
4:38pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @Grownded: @EinsertN @TatsuyaIshida9 Oh right. The animation classroom at some college or something a lot of Pixar folks went to.

#ILYAYHLISAM_PROHUMANLIFE_MR._Kellymatthew_Barnes (@brother_barnes)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @RealJackHibbs: The Chino Valley Unified School District will be voting on a parental rights policy to re-enforce parental rights and br…

Beth and Remy (@BethHyson)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @AnnieO_O_: @Splashnpuddles2 @BonHanson79 @ElvisLebowski My list has been at a stand still. I am requesting basic classroom supplies. Yo…

Kind in Kindergarten (M.Ed) (@Splashnpuddles2)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @ReadOxford: Interested in connections between psychological science and realising potential in the classroom? *New job alert* 4-year r…

Dr Silke Fricke (@FrickeSilke)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @MoniseLSeward: @SecCardona Open up that checkbook! Start by giving us classroom stipends. We should not have to beg for supplies onli…

#SCOTUS Sucks (@trcterp)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SevereAnon: Wait... Let me get this straight Dems have a problem with porn being shown all of a sudden? Because it was in congress?…

campbell (@jojosoupy1967)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

We are looking for future Petrels that excel both on the court and in the classroom. Our Elite Camp is Saturday, August 12. We've had several camp attendees that have gone on to play for us. For more info or to register: https://t.co/5KQhHi1znB

Oglethorpe University Men's Basketball (@GoPetrelsMBBall)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

Sherry (@SJSBuchanan)
4:37pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @CrimsonClub: We want to the thank our @CrimsonClub members for helping us build champions in the classroom, competition and our communi…

Rob Clark (@RobClark10)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @FixingEducation: A great example of a classroom time filler. How would your students do? https://t.co/FViNFv1Kct

RT @FixingEducation: A great example of a classroom time filler. How would your students do? https://t.co/FViNFv1Kct

Teaching Ideas (@TeachingIdeas)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @davidhogg111: .@laurenboebert just threw away a pamphlet of a mother fighting to honor her child who was gunned down and murdered in he…

EyeofTheAbyss33 (@eyeoftheabyss33)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

"We need the pencil and the blank page back in the classroom...students need exposure to the void. These gaps need to be created, to open gaps in which to listen to oneself." https://t.co/8j4NEIsaA2

Christopher Cruz (@chrismcruz9)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

(@cclarke52)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

Steve vs 3 Rescues (@Steve_vs_3Dogs)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @prageru: Radical ideas about gender, race, and anti-Americanism are infiltrating the classroom. Protect your children with PragerU Kids…

Eldon Klocke (@EldonKlocke)
1:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @andreaanderegg: #BackToSchoolSale! 25% OFF #WALLART #trending styles for the #classroom, #dormroom & beyond! SHOP HERE: https://t.c…

DMSharptonArt (@sharptonartist)
1:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @OvOBrezzzy: How it felt when teacher said partner up with someone and you didn’t have any friends in the classroom https://t.co/n1xQakx…

RobGxtTheJuice (@RobGxtTheJuice)
1:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

AlexisVoteBlue (@Alexis202274)
1:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @TWBBNews: @libsoftiktok @mtgreenee I know @libsoftiktok but this is Congress, not some 3rd grade classroom. So unprofessional on her.…

Abby America (@KubrickTimes)
1:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SherylCrow: Let’s do some good today! Teachers - drop your Amazon wishlist below so we can #clearthelist. If you’re not a teacher, p…

Existential Bunny (@hunnybun100)
12:21pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @OvOBrezzzy: How it felt when teacher said partner up with someone and you didn’t have any friends in the classroom https://t.co/n1xQakx…

Eman (@Eman42069)
12:21pm PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @crazyclipsonly: Bulletproof safe room in American classroom in case of a mass shooting. Doubles as a dry erase board. https://t.co/NQPA…

Jiminy K. (@schmalztyAF)
12:21pm PDT - July 19th, 2023