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In new walkouts, U.S. students look to turn outrage over guns into action
Once again, they filed out of class. In a new wave of school walkouts, they raised their voices against gun violence. But this time, they were looking to turn outrage into action. Many of the students who joined demonstrations across the country Friday turned their ...
Wyoming town votes on arming teachers in grizzly-threat area cited by Betsy DeVos
The Wyoming school district where U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested last year that teachers might need to be armed to protect children from grizzly bears is about to vote on doing just that, though concerns about school shootings worry parents more than the ...
Some 96 prison officers will be deployed to schools on Hiroshima Prefecture's Mukaishima island where a fugitive who escaped from prison over a week ago is believed to be hiding, the justice minister said Tuesday. The officers will keep watch around the clock on all ...
'Make America Smart Again': Demonstrators speak out for science at rallies around the world
Gesturing toward the White House, home to President Donald Trump, who has called himself "a very stable genius," Isaac Newton begged to differ. "Knowing many geniuses, and being one myself, I would venture to say that was rather a boastful claim on his part," said ...
91-year-old actress continues 50-year fight for inclusive society
As Japan's first school for people with disabilities celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, its founder — 91-year-old actress Mariko Miyagi — has been hailed for her "revolutionary" work battling prejudice and working to create an inclusive society. When Miyagi launched Nemunoki Gakuen in 1968, ...
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Is the entrenched practice of organizational identification discouraging many Japanese from seeking their own identity and purpose?
As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook her head at the thought that this may now be an essential skill for her profession. Stafford didn't ...
Michigan Supreme Court hearing cases over carrying guns in schools
A gun openly carried by a spectator at a school concert in 2015 has turned into a major legal case as the Michigan Supreme Court considers whether the state's public schools can trump the Legislature and adopt their own restrictions on firearms. The case from ...
Tokyo elementary school welcomes students in controversial Armani uniforms
A public elementary school in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district has welcomed new students amid a lingering controversy over its pricey Armani uniforms. On Friday, all 56 first-graders — except one absentee — wore the Armani outfits proposed by Taimei Elementary School. While not formally required, the ...
Some readers' responses to recent stories on the Community pages.
The Japanese government should reach out to children around the world by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.
Japanese government to train teachers on how to keep abduction issue fresh among younger generations
The government will start a training program for schoolteachers in the autumn to foster better youth understanding of the abduction issue involving North Korea, officials said. The government's Headquarters for Abduction Issue hopes the training program for elementary, junior high and high school teachers will ...
