The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Joe Biden. He had … Read more
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, finding that it violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The ruling comes amid a wave of anti-trans legislation cropping up across the country, as well as efforts … Read more
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Bluum, a top-tier provider of edtech, revealed five new solutions aimed at tackling the major challenges in modern education at its recent Impact 2024 conference. These latest customizable assortments of hardware, software and services from Bluum aim to assist educators in enhancing enrollment, maintaining safety and awareness in schools and driving innovative … Read more
Article by Alyssa Van Duyse, Chippewa Valley Technical College. Lacey Casalegno, Amanda Preston, and Mattie Dickerson found themselves slightly out of their comfort zone. These nursing students from Chippewa Valley Technical College found themselves sitting in the plush chairs of the new computer lab, logging into a gaming platform under the watchful eye of Erin … Read more
SINGAPORE: An expert panel is being formed to assist the Singapore Sports School in conducting a “thorough” review of its safety policies and protocols, following the death of a 14-year-old student-athlete who felt unwell after a fitness trial. The review, which the school is collaborating with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) on, … Read more
The Burlington School Board, looking ahead to the forthcoming academic year, approved several decisions on Monday to establish esports and girls wrestling teams within the district. Despite the absence of Board president Deborah Hatteberg, the board collectively consented to job profiles for dedicated coaches for the new esports and ladies wrestling initiatives at Burlington High … Read more
There is an esports arena in Arlington, with many more around the nation increasingly focusing on gaming. This includes educational institutions. Colleges and universities are forming their own teams, and they are now hoping to attract middle and high school students not just to bolster their ranks, but to fuel the burgeoning gaming industry. For … Read more
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb this week signed into a law a requirement that schools notify a parent when their student asks to be called a different name or uses pronouns that correspond with their gender, not their sex. It’s the latest law to emerge from a focus in Republican-controlled states on restricting transgender students in … Read more
A group conversant with esports nomenclature have plotted to take over space in Washington Avenue’s 1600 block, where they now labor in shadows but soon will open a triple-threat attraction combining Nexus Esports, Save Point Sandwich Shop and Competitive Card Co. All in good fun, say protagonists Ben Bruton, Aldo Jefferson, John Solis and Zach … Read more
HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP — The growing esports movement is getting some assistance from SPIRE Academy and a local auto dealer. The sport of video game competition has a professional component where teams compete for as much as a $2 million purse, but there is a wide range of competition in the sport. A recent esports competition … Read more
