On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed what turned out to be a BB gun […]
South Carolina’s Republican senator Lindsey Graham warned of retribution against Democrats amid Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal cases. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, Graham, a staunch Trump ally, said without evidence, “The Democrats keep calling president Trump a felon. Well, be careful what you wish for. I expect there will be an […]
This article was originally published in Virginia Mercury. The Virginia Board of Education took another step on Friday to clarify how schools will be rated and student performance measured to better determine how to direct state resources. The board, on the superintendent’s recommendation, approved four performance descriptors: “Distinguished,” “On Track,” “Off Track” and “Needs Intensive […]
A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. For all the mistakes and safety problems Boeing has managed under CEO Dave Calhoun’s watch — resulting in a dozen corporate whistleblowers, multiple groundings and a chunk of a plane’s fuselage literally blowing […]
The anger across the streets of Israel has reached a new crescendo, with tens of thousands joining protests billed as a “week of disruption.” Anti-government demonstrators have blocked major highways, staged walkouts, and called for a general strike. The protesters have not one but several demands: a hostage deal, new elections, military conscription for ultra-Orthodox […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. senator overseeing aviation issues on Monday urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to require transparency and accountability in Boeing’s quality turnaround effort. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who chairs a subcommittee on aviation, said “Boeing’s safety and quality assurances will be meaningless without appropriate transparency and […]
Erin Maze and Shannon Conway are no longer the children who walked the halls of St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in their Catholic school uniforms two decades ago. Maze, 32, is an outgoing lawyer and parent who talks quickly and laughs easily. Her shyer friend Conway, 31, works in political science and has a skill […]
The city of Boise will pay $675,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the city’s former director of police accountability, Jesus Jara, according to a Friday news release and court documents provided by the city. Jesus Jara sued the city of Boise after he was fired in late 2022. He will receive over $430,000 for […]
There must be “justice and accountability” for any “wrongdoing” when it comes to the infected blood scandal, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said. He said victims affected by the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS have “waited an incredibly long time for justice and the truth”. The comments come as people […]
“School choice” advocates are celebrating Gov. Parson’s signing of SB 727. But what has been promoted as a win for education freedom is a veiled effort to profit education entrepreneurs at the expense of transparency to Missouri taxpayers. It is true that academic education in Missouri has been in decline for over a decade, but […]
For months, a police accountability group in Houston demanded that Police Chief Troy Finner resign after he revealed that thousands of cases, including those involving serious offenses such as sexual assault, were dropped over the years due to a lack of personnel. On Wednesday, Mayor John Whitmire announced that Finner was retiring effective immediately — […]
BALTIMORE — Maryland’s new state superintendent of schools, Carey Wright, positioned her tenure as one built on honesty and transparency in an introductory news conference Monday. Among her first actions is creating a task force to examine the Maryland Report Card, the state’s accountability system that measures schools’ performance. The report card takes multiple factors […]