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Stormed parliament in the democratic republic of the congo to demand higher salaries for their teachers. they were chanting, we want to study, and if we don't study we will take drugs. teachers have been on strike since october four. they have been demanding a pay raise and lower retirement age. the government has accused the leaders of religious groups who administer both primary schools being behind the strike — they deny this. the last two remaining white rhinos retired from an international breeding programme. there's only one donor left to save the northern white from extinction. the la...

This Kerala librarian serves knowledge at doorstep Walking through the hilly terrain, K P Radhamani has been taking books to women and the elderly in her locality as part of a programme to encourage people to read, reports Cynthia Chandran Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Express News Service WAYANAD: Thanks to KP Radhamani, a 64-year-old ‘walking librarian’ based in Mothakkara in Vellamunda, scores of women preparing for competitive tests in the region have been able to get books at Rs 5 per month. She has been distributing books to women and the elderly since 2012. Braving the hilly ...

If you had asked one of Lisa Hepburn’s fifth-grade students to pronounce the word “pandemic” not too long ago, he’d try “pandora,” “pandemonium” or “just kind of guess whatever.” But more recently, Hepburn, a reading specialist at Randall Elementary School, watched that same student “who’s reading at a second-grade level as a fifth-grader chunk out words like ‘tranquility.’” She credits the “science of reading,” a literacy teaching method the Madison Metropolitan School District is shifting toward as it confr...

Senior center sets virtual live concert for Jan. 28While the Oregon Area Senior Center is not offering live concerts, staff have arranged a virtual live concert through Zoom. At 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, Dave Freitag will deliver a virtual performance that people can view from home. Freitag has long been a popular musician in the area, according to the senior center newsletter, and sings a mix of well-known songs from the genres of country, pop music, and rock and roll. Email Anne Stone at astone@vil.oregon.wi.us to get a link to the concert. If you do not have a computer, it is also possible...