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A demerit is a point given to a student as a penalty for bad behavior. [1] Under this once common practice, a student is given a number of merits during the beginning of the school term and a certain number of merits are deducted for every infraction committed.
In some countries, female high school and graduation rates are higher than for males. [26] In the United States, for example, 33% more bachelor's degrees were conferred on females than males in 2010–2011. [30] This gap is projected to increase to 37% by 2021–2022 and is over 50% for masters and associate degrees.
In its February 2008 report dismissing the matter, the Ethics Commission found "serious problems" with the charges in the complaints and concluded after an investigation that included input from various parties that allegations in the complaint were "without any legitimate factual or legal basis and thus lack merit" [10]
Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.
On Oct. 4, Sam Wineman filed a sensational lawsuit, detailing a hostile work environment on the set of the AMC-produced docuseries “Queer for Fear,” where he allegedly endured bullying ...
Today, he is a local staple. He helped start Cops and Barbers, an initiative that brings law enforcement and community members together. The local NAACP in November awarded McFadden for his work ...
The United States has always had institutional discrimination, with very high discrimination rates. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Segregating schools is a way in which low income students may be isolated from higher income students, which causes them to receive a less effective education. [ 39 ]
The vast majority of people whose call records have been stolen by Chinese hackers have not been notified, according to industry sources, and there is no indication that most affected people will ...