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First Look#MeToo movement brings a wave of female graduation speakersFor the first time in at least two decades,聽the majority of the nation's top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers. Companies hired to find speakers say they've seen a surge in requests for women as the #MeToo movement gains momentum.
First LookSpace Center University trains a growing crowd of aspiring astronautsA five-day space education program hosted by Space Center Houston has been opening its doors to curious high schoolers since 2000. Now, the center is expanding enrollment to middle school students as well.聽
First LookGeorge Mason faculty wants disclosure of Koch agreementsThe Charles Koch Foundation donates millions every year to the Virginia university. The faculty senate has formally requested transparency on the influence the foundation wields in regard to hiring and firing decisions.
First LookRural Arizona grade school stays open during walkoutsThe Maine Consolidated School, a small grade聽school in Parks, Ariz., is one of the few schools to stay open during an Arizona wide teacher walk. A decision, teachers say, that was driven by the close-knit nature of rural communities.
First LookTechnology's influence reshapes how employers assess job applicantsCompanies are challenging the notion that students who specialize in STEM courses and academia will be more likely to succeed in the job market. Instead, many employers are using computer programs to assess the qualitative skills of their candidates.聽
First LookUniversity of Michigan students compile 'not-rich' guideThe two juniors behind the University of Michigan guide 'Being Not-Rich at UM' see it as a way for students from lower- and middle-income families to encourage and support each other.聽Now, students on several other campuses are looking to write their own guides.
First LookAlaskan prisoners make art to benefit regional nonprofits and find redemptionIn Alaska's capital, a prison's art program gives inmates the skills to carve and create, donating their work to benefit regional nonprofits.聽
First LookWidespread teen vaping sparks concerns in schoolsSchools are pushing back against vaping with education聽campaigns featuring online videos and health classes detailing potential risks of vaping.
First LookArizona bands together to care for students during teacher strikeCommunities in Arizona are preparing for a historic teacher walkout that will leave thousands of students out of school. 'Everybody is banding together and helping each other,' says one Arizona working mom.聽
First LookNative Youth Olympics celebrates indigenous culture through sportsThe games opened Thursday in Anchorage, Alaska and include challenges like the Seal Hop and the Scissor Broad Jump, which play to the skills needed in subsistence hunting. For contestants from across the state, the event is an opportunity to connect through culture.聽
First LookA principal's receptionist gathers up troublemakers with 'Queens in Pearls' mentoring groupAngelica Solomon saw girls go in and out of the principal's office daily in her North Carolina middle school. So she founded a mentoring group to correct what she saw as discipline without follow through.聽
First LookAmericans support raises for teachers, poll findsAs teacher strikes crop up across the country, a poll finds that many Americans support more money for teachers, and half would pay higher taxes to do so, according to The Associated Press-NORC聽Center for Public Affairs Research.
First LookUW-Madison announces plan to address history of racismThe plan comes out of a working group formed in response to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and aims to acknowledge the university's history and find ways to move forward and increase inclusivity of underrepresented groups.
First LookOn-campus food pantries help struggling students succeed in schoolAcross the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are establishing free food pantries to help students who regularly experience food insecurity make ends meet.聽
First LookMore US schools consider allowing students to use cellphonesCellphones are increasingly permitted in US schools as teachers integrate them into lessons and parents worry about school safety. The percentage of K-12 public schools with prohibitions on cellphones has dropped by 24 percent between 2009-10 and 2015-16.聽
First LookSchool initiative explores how to support students living with traumaMcKinley Elementary School in Yakima, Wash., is on the forefront of a school movement to better provide for students experiencing trauma. The efforts emphasize creating safe spaces outside of the classroom and rethinking discipline for poor behavior.聽
First LookWest Virginia teacher strike inspires Oklahoma, ArizonaA teacher rebellion is spreading in red states as teachers in Oklahoma and Arizona demand wage increases. 'West Virginia woke us up,' says the Arizona Educators Association president.聽
First LookAll-girls debate tournament aims to eliminate gender biasSome 150 debaters from 18 schools across the United States and Canada will compete in a tournament designed to offer women a chance to hone their speaking and argument skills with confidence without being subject to sexism.
First LookYale students find anxiety relief in popular happiness courseOne in 4 Yale University students are enrolled in the same course this spring: 'Psychology and the Good Life.' Homework assignments for the popular class, include showing gratitude, performing acts of kindness, and developing social connections.
First LookRemembering Linda Brown who sparked Brown v. Board of EducationLinda Brown and her father's struggle to enroll her in school culminated in the US Supreme Court striking down segregation and the doctrine of 'separate but equal' in 1954.聽