Tag: Student

Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-year-old Opens Up about her Exhausting Recovery: ‘I try to stay Positive’

Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-year-old Opens Up about her Exhausting Recovery: ‘I try to stay Positive’

Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade Virginia teacher who was critically injured after a 6-year-old student intentionally shot her during class, said her recovery remains exhausting. On the day of the incident, Zwerner was instructing her class when the student took out a 9 mm handgun, legally purchased by his mother, when a single gunshot was fired.

College Enrollment is Down

College Enrollment is Down

The COVID-19 pandemic restructured many Americans’ lives as they sought to find a new normal amidst the global health crisis that stuck in March 2020. Colleges and universities felt these same pressures as they tried to find ways to protect their students and staff while still being able to provide operable and safe ways to function. Many colleges and universities had to shut down nationwide, but few institutional leaders saw how such a sudden and difficult situation would impact the structure and future of higher education.

Celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee for the 70th Anniversary of her Accession to the Throne

Celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee for the 70th Anniversary of her Accession to the Throne

95 years young, Queen Elizabeth is one of the three other monarchs to have reigned for 70 years. She is currently Britain’s longest reigning monarch whose legacy has influenced nations from all around the world. In the past couple months, Queen’s Elizabeth’s health has slowly declined and canceled public appearances. She provides an endorsement for her daughter-in-law, Camilla, in support as the Queen Consort.

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