$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School
The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward. The donor, Ruth Gottesman, is a former professor at Einstein, where she studied learning disabilities, developed a […]
Jennifer Crumbley, Mother of Michigan School Gunman, Guilty of Manslaughter
Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her teenage son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago. The trial became a lightning rod for issues of parental responsibility, in a time of frequent cases […]
Shooting in Perry, Iowa: Sixth Grader Killed and 5 Injured at High School
A gunman killed a sixth-grade student and injured five other people at a high school in Perry, Iowa, early Thursday morning just as students were arriving back to school after their winter break. Four of the injured were students, and one was an administrator, Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, […]
After Nashville School Shooting, Parents Push for Gun Control Action
Mary Joyce told herself she would be kind, just as she always had been. Say enough, but not too much, she reminded herself. Surely, the members of the Tennessee General Assembly before her would be moved by her testimony at a special session dedicated to public safety. A moderate conservative herself, she would tell them […]
Middle School Art Teacher
Job title: Middle School Art Teacher Company: Uncommon Schools Job description: for art for students in grades K-4. Ensures a coherent and enriching art experience for students. Teaches Art… if included in the school’s programmatic offerings. Designs, supervises, and implements all aspects of the Art program, including… Expected salary: $50000 – 64700 per year Location: […]