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No more attending classes: These community colleges let students learn at their own pace

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

Elaine S. Povich | Stateline.org (TNS)Jaqueline Yalda, who has been a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for a decade, sought a promotion earlier this year. But first, the department required her to complete a college-level course in criminal justice.It had been many years since Yalda had taken any college classes. And at age 38, she felt a little intimidated.But, a few weeks later, Yalda had earned an ‘A’ in Introduction to Criminal Justice and was promoted to sergeant. Now, she’s eyeing moving up to lieutenant, which will require finishing her full associate degree.Her secret? Taking the course at El Paso Community College through a “competency-based education” program, which let her move through an online course at her own pace. She finished in four weeks, faster than the eight allowed, and said professors responded quickly online when she had questions.“This was my first time taking a CBE course,” Yalda said in a phone interview from the police headquart...

In California, students with unstable home environments most likely to be sent home from school, new study shows

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

Across California, the two groups of children living in more tenuous home environments — foster youth and those experiencing homelessness — are also the most likely to be sent home through punitive, out-of-school suspensions, new research shows.That’s according to the UCLA Civil Rights Project and the Oakland-based National Center for Youth Law, which published a report Monday examining suspension data throughout the state. In 2021-22, the report found that California educators punished foster youth with out-of-school suspensions at the highest rate: for every 100 foster students, 77 days of instruction were lost due to out-of-school suspensions, compared to an average of just 10 days for all students.Homeless students were the second most likely to be suspended, with 26 days lost per 100 students. And despite the high figures, those numbers actually represent a slight drop from before the pandemic. In 2018-19, the year before COVID-19 drove students from the classroom, ...

Putin calls meeting after Israeli-hunting mob storms airport

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

Associated PressMOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin called a meeting of security and law enforcement officials Monday, the day after a mob stormed the airport in the southern region of Dagestan after a flight from Israel landed there.Hundreds of angry men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, on Sunday night, looking for Israeli passengers on the flight from Tel Aviv, according to Russian news reports.More than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition, Dagestan’s Health Ministry said. The injured included police officers and civilians, it said.At least 60 people were detained in the unrest, the local Interior Ministry said. It was not clear if charges were filed against any of them, but Russia’s Investigative Committee said it opened a criminal probe on charges of organizing mass unrest.Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of bo...

Uber driver left car running for 3 weeks to avoid rental payments, Florida deputies say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

A Florida Uber driver is accused of using a stolen rental car to give rides and then leaving the car running for weeks to avoid it being disabled, deputies said.The 27-year-old Uber driver was renting a Chevy Equinox from a company in Orange County when he stopped making payments, according to an Oct. 26 news release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.The rental company reported the vehicle as stolen, deputies said, and called the driver every day about the missing payments.The company had installed devices in their rental vehicles that could be remotely activated to stop the car from restarting in the case that someone stopped paying for the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.But the driver knew about this feature, so instead of returning the Equinox or making the payments, he chose to leave the vehicle running for “three straight weeks” to prevent it being disabled, according to the release.During that time, he was using the car to drive for Uber, including on the night of Oct....

Delta flight out of San Jose diverts to Sacramento due to engine troubles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A Delta Air Lines flight heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, from San Jose was diverted to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), according to the airline. Officials with the Sacramento International Airport said that the Airbus A22-100 was experiencing engine trouble after departing from San Jose. 15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and baby At around 7:40 a.m., the aircraft safely landed at SMF. KRON's sister station FOX40.com has confirmed that the plane is located at gate A3 and undergoing maintenance. According to Delta Air Lines, the flight was scheduled to leave San Jose at 6 a.m. and arrive in Salt Lake City just before 9 a.m.

1 person shot and killed Sunday, Hayward police investigating

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was shot and killed Sunday in an incident that police are investigating as a homicide, the Hayward Police Department said Monday. Officers responded around 2:46 p.m. Sunday to a report of a shooting on the 400 block of Berry Avenue.At the scene, officers located the victim, a 55-year-old Hayward resident, suffering from gunshot wounds. Medical personnel arrived and the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. 15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and her child The victim's identity is being withheld at this time, police said. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.Police are actively investigating the incident as a homicide. More details will be released when they are available, according to police.

Stolen McLaren sports car found in Vallejo, man arrested

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A man was arrested in Vallejo after being found inside a stolen 2013 McLaren MP12-C, according to the Vallejo Police Department. The McLaren was spotted on Oct. 19 near the intersection of Amador Street and Nebraska Street with a man inside. 15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and her child After being detained by officers, the man claimed ownership of the supercar and said it was gifted to him by a friend. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the family who owned it said they did not know the man and had not allowed it to be in his possession. The man was booked into the Solano County Jail.

Closure of eastbound Dumbarton Bridge begins Monday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

FREMONT, Calif. (KRON) – Caltrans has scheduled to close the Dumbarton Bridge (State Route 84) in the eastbound direction for five nights in October and November 2023 for repaving.The Dumbarton Bridge is to be completely closed in the eastbound direction between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. for five nights, Oct. 30 through Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 through Nov. 3.  Assault suspect throws ‘suspicious devices’ towards pursuing officers, leads police on chase from SF to Martinez The westbound direction of the Dumbarton Bridge will remain open.Detours:Motorists headed to the East Bay from San Francisco and San Mateo can take the San Mateo Bridge (State Route 92) from the City of San Mateo to Hayward.Motorists headed to Milpitas or Fremont from the South Bay can take Calaveras Boulevard (State Route 237).The goal of the repaving is to enhance safety and give motorists a smoother ride on the Dumbarton Bridge.

Chase Field roof open for World Series Game 3 between Diamondbacks and Rangers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The roof will be open for World Series Game 3 at Chase Field, where forecast called for clear skies and a 76-degree temperature for the early evening start Monday.The roof was closed for the first two games at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, where the Rangers won the opener and the Diamondbacks won Game 2.Chase Field’s roof was open for Game 3 of the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and closed Games 3, 4 and 5 of the Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.When the World Series last was played in Phoenix, the roof of the stadium — then known as Bank One Ballpark — was open for Games 3, 4 and 5 between the Diamondbacks and New York Yankees in 2001.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Spanish soccer official who kissed unwilling star player is banned for three years

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:54:27 GMT

El expresidente de la Federación Española de fútbol, Luis Rubiales, tras rendir testimonio ante la Audiencia Nacional, el viernes 15 de septiembre de 2023, en Madrid. (AP Foto/Manu Fernández)(AP/Manu Fernández) El expresidente de la Federación Española de fútbol, Luis Rubiales, tras rendir testimonio ante la Audiencia Nacional, el viernes 15 de septiembre de 2023, en Madrid. (AP Foto/Manu Fernández)(AP/Manu Fernández) GENEVA (AP) — The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup final trophy ceremony was banned for three years on Monday by the sport’s global governing body.Luis Rubiales...