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At one tiny Nebraska high school, there’s only one freshman

Riko Dwianto, 04/10/2025

TAYLOR, Neb. — Bailley Leibert walks into civics class and plops her sunflower-print backpack onto an empty table. The 15-year-old rummages for her notebook and colored pens.

Around her are enough chairs to seat 10 students.

But today, and every day, there are nine empty seats. It’s just the ninth-grader and social studies teacher Ken Wright — an unintentional private lesson for the only freshman in this school.

At Loup County High School, Bailley is the sole member of the class of 2027. The class was entirely empty for three years before she moved to the village of Taylor this school year.

Nestled in the Sandhills, Loup County Public School has just 89 kids — one of the smallest school districts in Nebraska. Twice, the tiny school, in danger of closing, has gone to the Nebraska Legislature to keep its doors open.

Teachers and students say it feels like the school holds the community of Taylor and the 571-square-mile Loup County together. It’s the place to be during Friday night football games. It’s the town’s biggest employer. And, even in a shrinking county — and despite the freshman class of one — the school is growing.

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West Texas oil and gas sector wants more students to learn about industry

Riko Dwianto, 01/10/2025

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MIDLAND — When Giovanni Parra’s instructor asked the class to weld the opposite ends of a wire during a lesson on soldering, the 16-year-old sprinted to the nearest workstation.

Parra is among dozens of students in a technical education program offered by the Midland school district that is preparing students to work in their own backyard, the oil-rich Permian Basin.

Unlike other classes at his high school, this one makes Parra feel connected to his family’s legacy.

“My whole family works in the oil fields,” Parra said. “I’m trying to see what I’m good at.”

Parra, a sophomore, is one of a few students who has access to this kind of hands-on learning. Within the 55 counties making up the Permian Basin between Texas and New Mexico, only four school districts offer classes that directly prepare students for work in the oil fields — a highly competitive market always short of workers. And two programs are fully enrolled.

In Odessa, hundreds of students are on a waitlist to take classes that teach them the basics of oil and

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US Department of Education opens discrimination investigation into Edina Public Schools after students suspended for pro-Palestinian chant

Riko Dwianto, 21/09/2025

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EDINA, Minn. — The US Department of Education opened an investigation into Edina Public Schools on Jan. 30 but did not specify why.

Tuesday, Edina Public Schools said it is a Title VI Discrimination investigation.

The investigation comes after the Minnesota Council for Islamic Relations filed a complaint last November with the DOE over the suspension of two Edina students, claiming religious discrimination during the pro-Palestinian protests.

Tuesday, CAIR-MN said they welcomed the investigation “into allegations of Islamophobic discrimination against Edina Schools. This follows the suspension of two Muslim students at Edina High School for chanting ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’

The chant is considered by many to be antisemitic.

“We are encouraged by the swift action and the decision to investigate Edina Public Schools. This is a step towards achieving justice for those unjustly singled out and mistreated,” stated Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of CAIR-MN.

MORE NEWS: CAIR-MN calls for Edina students’ suspension over pro-Palestinian chant to be restrained

Edina Public Schools released the following statement Tuesday:

Edina Public Schools is aware that the US Department of

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