"Students in over 130 private and parochial schools and over 2,000 early learning centers across the city have been safely learning in their classrooms since the fall, and we must provide that same option to our families who, through no fault of their own, have been unable to make remote learning work for their children," it added. "We’ve seen grades, attendance, and enrollment drop significantly for many of our students in recent months, and the impact has been felt most by our Black and Latinx students." … [Read more...] about Thousands of Chicago teachers not heading back to classrooms following union vote, will remain remote
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Cheese-dusted pizza crusts are popping off in the Bay Area
Craig Murli, whose blistered pies at June’s Pizza tend to sell out within 30 minutes, said the cheesy wisdom came to him during his West Oakland restaurant’s first day of business. He was making a pizza for a friend who happened to be very, very stoned. As a joke, Murli grated a bunch of Parmesan over the crust — and the friend freaked out with delight. Murli decided it was a great move for sober people, too. … [Read more...] about Cheese-dusted pizza crusts are popping off in the Bay Area
Tinder, Grindr Want More Customers, Urge ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty
“Most stock markets assume modest [revenue] growth, so how are you over a couple of decades to deal with the fact that one-third of your customers are going to go away?” he said. “Well, one [way] is to produce more customers through immigration,” he said at a March 18 event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. Schmidt is now the Executive Chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. … [Read more...] about Tinder, Grindr Want More Customers, Urge ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty
Sacramento Kings’ Monday Game Against Grizzlies Pushed Back Due To COVID-19
The three additional postponements bring the total of games that have been postponed so far this season to 20, with all but one of those coming since Jan. 10. Washington – which will go at least 13 days between games after a half-dozen of its players tested positive – has seen six games called off, and Memphis has now had five of its games pushed back. … [Read more...] about Sacramento Kings’ Monday Game Against Grizzlies Pushed Back Due To COVID-19
In Oakland, Bruce Lee transformed martial arts
The Oakland school was not particularly popular, but it did attract non-Chinese students. And that cross-cultural innovation — spreading his teachings to non-Asian students — would prove to be Lee’s legacy. When he started it, however, that practice did not sit well with traditional martial-arts masters and teachers. San Francisco’s martial-arts elders denounced the practice, setting up an epic showdown in which Lee literally would fight for the right to bring his innovative martial-arts teachings to the masses. … [Read more...] about In Oakland, Bruce Lee transformed martial arts