Category: Education

in Community, Economy, Education, Geral, Inside, Men, Politics, Teenager, United States, Women

In the last month, several colleges and universities in the United States, including the University of Texas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced programs to provide free tuition for undergraduate students from families that fall below a certain income threshold.Is the tuition really free?Each school manages its free tuition program in its own…

What Are the Fastest Growing Professions in the United States?

Dec 2, 2024

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in Business, Ecology, Ecology and Sustainability, Economy, Education, Geral, Inside, Medicine, Science and Technology, Sustainability, United States

Renewable energy production will drive much of the growth in American jobs over the next decade: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), wind turbine service technicians, solar photovoltaic installers, and nurse practitioners are expected to have the highest growth rates by 2033. Wind energy is a growing component of renewable energy production in…

Texas Creates School Curriculum With Lessons Drawn From the Bible

Nov 20, 2024

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in children, Education, Geral, Inside, Politics, Religion, Teenager, United States

School districts serving more than two million elementary school children may adopt a curriculum based on the Bible. Texas education authorities supported a new elementary school curriculum on Tuesday (19) that incorporates Bible-based teaching materials in reading and language arts classes, a controversial measure regarding the inclusion of religion in public education. The optional curriculum…

No Woman No Cry, with Gilberto Gil, in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Original Hit

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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Brazilian Music, Central America, Education, Entertainment, Geral, Inside, Music

Playing For Change (PFC), a global multimedia company certified as a B Corp (Social Purpose Corporation) dedicated to uniting the world through the power of music, has released its latest Song Around The World, “No Woman No Cry,” featuring Stephen Marley, Gilberto Gil, and Mermans Mosengo. It was launched on October 11 on Rolling Stone…

Samba Instruments Recognized as National Cultural Heritage of Brazil

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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Brazilian Music, Education, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Music

A total of nine samba musical instruments, including the pandeiro (a type of hand-played frame drum), tam-tam (a percussion instrument often referred to as a gong), cuíca (a type of friction drum), and tamborim, have been officially recognized as part of Brazil’s national cultural heritage. The law formalizing this recognition was signed by President Luiz…

How American Households Have Changed?

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in children, Community, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Geral, Health, Inside, Men, Politics, United States, Women

In 1960, more than 44% of all American households included married parents with children, while just over 13% were single individuals without children. Today, this has reversed—by 2023, single individuals living alone and married couples without children have surpassed households of married parents. Single-person households have increased more than fivefold, from 6.9 million in 1960…

Proclamation of the Republic

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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Education, Geral, History, Inside, Politics

The Proclamation of the Brazilian Republic, also referred to in the History of Brazil as the Republican Coup or Coup of 1889, was a political-military coup that occurred on November 15, 1889, which established the presidential republican form of government in Brazil, ending the constitutional parliamentary monarchy of the Empire and, consequently, deposing the then…

Samba Instruments Become Expressions of National Culture

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