Education Issues
Poland lawmakers defer final vote on divisive abortion bill
Polish lawmakers have postponed a final decision on controversial proposals to impose a near-total ban on abortion and criminalize school sex education in the predominantly Catholic country, in a move that could effectively mothball the draft law
Poles divided on 'draconian' abortion, sex education bills
Polish lawmakers are set to debate draft laws that would impose a near-total ban on abortion, criminalize school sex education and equate homosexuality with pedophilia despite similar bills getting dropped in the past due to a popular outcry
Poles divided on `draconian` abortion, sex education bills
Polish lawmakers are due to debate draft laws backed by a conservative Catholic group that would impose a near-total ban on abortion, criminalize school sex education and equate homosexuality with pedophilia
Women in Poland protest draft law curbing abortion rights
Paying lip service to COVID-19 lockdown rules, scores of women driving cars or riding bicycles in Warsaw have protested against a new effort by the conservative government to tighten already restrictive anti-abortion laws
Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers strike
Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students
Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students
Schools that feed millions of children from low-income families across the U.S. promised to keep providing meals during the coronavirus pandemic
AP-NORC poll: Widespread support for virus relief package
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds wide support for several measures that have already been taken to prop up the U.S. economy, especially those aimed at helping individuals, small businesses and hospitals
Student shot at Texas high school; suspect still at large
Local officials say a student has been shot at a high school in Texas and a suspect remains at large
Haitian schools reopen after months of unrest
Protected by police patrols, thousands of Haitian children have begun to return to school after classes halted during months of violent unrest
Police: No one ‘in danger’ in Florida high school lockdown
Police: No one ‘in danger” at Florida high school placed on a lockdown after report of possible intruder later determined to be a student