(2024-12-24). Education Ministry set to secure sh840 Billion from World Bank. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Optimism is growing at the Ministry of Education and Sports headquarters at Embassy House that funding of up to UGX 840 billion for its flagship education project will be secured from the World Bank. Sources tell our reporter that these funds, part of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) …
(2024-12-23). Pentagon confirms 'around 2,000' U.S. troops deployed in Syria. mronline.org 
Washington quietly doubled the official number of troops present inside Syria at an unspecified point before the fall of Damascus.
(2024-12-23). In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation's largest trash incinerator. grist.org 
When leaders of Florida's most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation's largest trash incinerator, so many people went to the government center to protest that overflow seating spilled into the building's atrium. | "MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD," read green T-shirts donned by some attendees who wanted to stop the new industrial waste facility — capable of burning up to 4,000 tons of garbage a day — from being built near their homes. | Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but…
(2024-12-23). Press downplays danger of Supreme Court case that threatens Trans rights—among others. mronline.org 
There's no reason to doubt the incoming Republican government will continue its attacks on trans people and their rights, only now with much more power at its disposal.
(2024-12-23). Disempowering the people. mronline.org 
The aim of all fascistic governments is to disempower the people; and the Modi government is no exception.
(2024-12-23). What Can Education Can Look Like Without High Stakes Testing? popularresistance.org Ballot Question 2 passed with more than 59% of the vote, ending the MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts. Students will still take the MCAS, beginning in grade 3 up through high school, and they will still be required to pass their high school classes that are aligned with the state standards, so public education will not devolve into chaos as the opponents warned in their scare ads. There will still be a focus on serving all children in all of our classrooms, children will still be assessed through multiple measures, and there is hope that freedom from the one-size-fits-all straight jacket that is a…