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No Home, No Wi-Fi: Pandemic Adds to Strain on Poor College Students
Mr. Sawyer, who wants to become a pastor, is using his time off to work for civil rights organizations and to fund-raise so that he can re-enroll in the spring and obtain a doctorate in theology. "It's definitely a delay, but sometimes stumbling blocks come," he said.
Many students like Mr. Sawyer have been looking for alternative ways to pay for their education. As the coronavirus was closing campuses this past spring, Rise, a student-led organization that advocates college affordability, created an online network to help students find emergency financial aid, apply for public benefits and locate food pantries.
Rise has continued to serve more than 1,000 students a month who have struggled to pay rent, keep jobs and secure internet access, said Max Lubin, the organization's chief executive. "We're overwhelmed by the need," he said.
Stable housing and healthy food were already major concerns before the pandemic. A 2019
Holm Auto Good News: Salina Tech students eager to learn, while remodeling Ashby House shelter – News – The Hutchinson News
Pumped with zeal and strapped into a loaded carpenter's belt, Jordan Castaneda greeted Salina Technical College classmates for some on-the-job learning.
"I'm ready to get this party going," said the 18-year-old Salinan on Wednesday, aching for some construction work after spending weeks mostly in a classroom.
The budding builders were "chomping at the bit. They've been in the classroom since the start of the semester (Aug. 20)," said Kevin Watters, Salina Tech construction technology instructor.
His crew that ranges in size from eight to 11, was eager to join in the remodel of an Ashby House shelter at 158 S. Eighth.
"I love getting hands on, in the action. The days go faster. It feels like forever in the classroom," said Castaneda, a 2020 Salina Central High School graduate, who credits his uncle, Mario Martinez, owner of a Salina construction business, for introducing him to the trade, and gifting him
Holm Auto Good News: Salina Tech students eager to learn, while remodeling Ashby House shelter – News – Salina Journal
Lebanon to allow hard-hit students abroad to get dollars from home
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese parliament has passed a law allowing students abroad to transfer $10,000 out of Lebanon at an official exchange rate far below the street rate, a move to help those struggling to pay foreign fees amid a deep economic crisis.
Lebanon's banking system has been paralysed since last year, as a liquidity crunch left the nation unable to repay its massive debts. Lebanon's pound crashed, while banks severely restricted dollar withdrawals, blocked transfers and cut card spending limits abroad down to as little as $15 a month.
This left many Lebanese students around the world struggling to pay fees or meet daily expenses.
Many Lebanese remain sceptical banks will deliver even with a new law, after a year in which the banks have tightened controls on transfers even without legislation in place.
The street value of the Lebanese pound — officially pegged at 1,500 to the
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UK wants students to be able to go home for Christmas despite COVID
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas, culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, amid concerns that restrictions on movement may be needed to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases.
Outbreaks have forced some institutions to ask students – many of whom are far from home and paying thousands of pounds for accommodation and teaching – to self-isolate in their rooms and follow lectures online.
Health minister Matt Hancock had said on Thursday he could not rule out asking students to stay on campus over Christmas to prevent the virus from spreading.
"I very much want students to be able to go home at Christmas," Dowden told Sky News.
"We're three months away from Christmas. We've announced a range of measures. We are constantly keeping this situation under review."
The government is facing disquiet from some of its own
UNL students excited to vote, expected to cast ballots by mail | Education
By scanning QR codes positioned around the tent, students were taken directly to Vote.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan platform that allows voters to enter basic information to register to vote in all 50 states and territories, or to check the status of their existing registration.
A QR code takes students to vote.org to confirm their voter registration.
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It's quick and easy, Collier said, taking just a few minutes in most cases. For students who may not be comfortable with registering online, the voter drive sponsored by the Huskers Vote Coalition and ASUN also had paper registrations for students to register to vote from their campus address.
ASUN Student Government chief of staff Aiah Nour waits to help students with their voter registration questions outside the Nebraska Union on Tuesday.
Working alongside Collier was Aiah Nour, the daughter of Sudanese immigrants, who said she
Why 45% of NYC Public School Students Stayed Home in Protest
The sign could have been an artifact from a 1960s civil rights protest: Which side are you on? Segregation or Integration??
Instead, that sign was on display last Friday in New York City at a student-led demonstration calling for a more inclusive admissions process at one of the city's most selective public high schools, Hunter College High School, where about 10% of students are Black and Latino.
Inequality in the U.S. education system is among the countless enduring racial disparities that have been magnified by the coronavirus pandemic and highlighted by the national conversation about race sparked by the death of George Floyd. As more than 1 million New York City public-school students start class remotely on Monday, amid ongoing debate about whether and when the nation's largest school district will be prepared to open at full capacity, recent polling shows Black and Latino parents are less likely than