Covid News: L.A. School System Is Expected to Issue Student Vaccination Mandate

Covid News: L.A. School System Is Expected to Issue Student Vaccination Mandate

Here’s what you need to know: Students at Normont Elementary on the first day of school in Los Angeles on Aug. 16.Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Los Angeles is poised to become the first major school district in the nation to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class … Read more

Gap year student secures last open seat for Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight – TechCrunch

Gap year student secures last open seat for Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight – TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 15, 2021. Good news from the TechCrunch front: The agenda for our big disrupt conference in September is set. It’s going to be incredible, … Read more

Indian tech startup exposed Byju’s student data – TechCrunch

Indian tech startup exposed Byju’s student data – TechCrunch

India-based tech startup Salesken.ai has secured an exposed server that has spilled private and sensitive data on one of its customers, Byju’s, an education technology giant and India’s most valuable startup. According to historical data from Shodan, a search engine for exposed devices and databases, the server has been unprotected since at least June 14th. … Read more

Ever Lopez, N.C. student, wore Mexican flag to graduation, denied diploma

Ever Lopez, 18, says he used the flag for his family and to honor his heritage because his parents are Mexican immigrants.

ASHEBORO, NC – When Ever Lopez decided to fly a Mexican flag at his graduation ceremony, he hoped to support his culture. Lopez didn’t expect anyone to react violently, but because of the flag, Lopez was denied his diploma. At the Asheboro High School graduation ceremony Thursday night, Lopez said he carried the flag and … Read more

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

The University of Washington AfterLife Listings team during a virtual presentation. Clockwise from top left: Co-Founder Clara Kobashigawa, Co-Founder Aidan Shev, and UX Specialist Brendan Tran. (UW photo) A team of University of Washington students tasked with making funeral plan-related planning and transactions easier has won the $ 25,000 grand prize in the 2021 Dempsey … Read more

Duke student vaccinations; Alabama, Utah end mask mandates

Duke student vaccinations; Alabama, Utah end mask mandates

Die Regierung von Präsident Joe Biden sagte, dass am Freitag keine zusätzlichen Impfstoffdosen an Staaten abgegeben werden, in denen es in COVID-19-Fällen zu einem Anstieg kommt, trotz der Appelle lokaler Führer und einiger Gesundheitsexperten. Die Regierung sagt, ihr aktueller Rollout-Plan, der auf der erwachsenen Bevölkerung des Staates basiert, sei “fair und gerecht”. “Wir sind noch … Read more