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President Dina Boluarte refuses to resign amid a political crisis

Supporters of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo block the Pan-American highway in the town of La Joya, Peru. Photo: 16 December 2022

Supporters of impeached President Pedro Castillo have been blocking major roads across Peru

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has ruled out resigning, saying it would not solve the political crisis sparked by the ousting of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo.

President Boluarte renewed her call for Congress to approve early elections, as a way to curb the street protests that have claimed more than 20 lives.

Congress has dismissed this proposal.

Demonstrators backing Mr Castillo want Ms Boluarte to go – as well as early elections and the closure of Congress.

Peru has been through years of political turmoil, with the latest

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Claudine Gay Makes History as First Black Harvard President | News

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Claudine Gay made her second historic first on Thursday when Harvard announced her selection as the University’s 30th president — the first person of color to hold the role.

Gay previously made history when she was appointed as the first person of color and first woman to serve in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ top post. Gay, who will succeed President Lawrence S. Bacow in July, will also be the only second woman to president over the University and the second Black woman to lead an Ivy League school, after former Brown University

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‘Constitution’ gets a grilling in thought-provoking Florida Studio Theater play

Amy Bodnar stars in the Florida Studio Theater production of Heidi Schreck's play “What the Constitution Means to Me.”

Amy Bodnar stars in the Florida Studio Theater production of Heidi Schreck’s play “What the Constitution Means to Me.”

When she was 15 years old, Heidi Schreck banked a lot of scholarship money for her future college education by competitively speaking or debating at American Legion halls about the US Constitution and whatever personal connection she may have to the document.

Her play “What the Constitution Means to Me,” which opened Friday night at Florida Studio Theatre, is a more adult response to the sunny presentations Schreck delivered as a teenager, when she compared the Constitution to a witch’s caldron,

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Education Notebook: Parkview Health celebrates renovated student lab at Randallia site | Schools

Renovations to a student laboratory have made it possible for Parkview Health to train more people for a lesser-known career field that has a significant effect on patient care, a news release said.

The classrooms and offices at the lower level of Parkview Hospital Randallia were also remodeled, allowing the Parkview Medical Laboratory Science program to admit up to 20 students a year, the release said. It noted the program previously could accept nine pupils annually.

Its focus is to prepare students to pass their exams for national certification, which is required by most employers, the release said.

Along with

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New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) Shares Gap Up to $29.22

Shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:EDU – Get Rating) gapped up before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $29.22, but opened at $30.68. New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares last traded at $31.89, with a volume of 28,245 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EDU has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Street lowered shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a “c-” rating to a “d” rating in a research report on Monday, November 21st. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of New Oriental Education

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Ohio Senate OKs shift in oversight of education to governor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the Republican-led state Senate on Wednesday despite objections that lawmakers are rushing legislation to significantly change decision-making about academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings, among other things.

Oversight of the state’s education department would shift to a director appointed by the governor, instead of the State Board of Education and the superintendent it elects. The bill would also rename the Ohio Department of Education as the Department of Education and Workforce, and transfer many of the state school board’s powers to

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Education and Science, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Republic of San Marino and Georgia

A few months after the celebration of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of San Marino and Georgia, the official visit to the Titan of SE Mikhail ShankiliMinister of Education and Science of Georgia and his accompanying delegation.

The Ministry of Education reported the news, explaining that “Shinkili held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of State for Education and Culture.” Andrea Pelosi on the sidelines of business 9th Environment Ministerial Conference for Europe In Cyprus last October. On this occasion, the two ministers discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding in the sectors of

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Pandemic widened California’s ‘achievement gap’

When the California Legislature reconvenes this week for a new biennial session it will have dozens of new faces and also dozens of old, unresolved issues.

Housing shortages, inflation, homelessness and drought are among the larger ones, but none is more important than the state’s crisis in public education.

If the Legislature did nothing else during the next two years, the session would be a success if it decisively addressed the widening “achievement gap” that separates poor and English learner students — about 60% of the state’s nearly 6 million public school students — from those who come from more

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