Russia’s defense ministry on Saturday claimed its forces overnight struck various military targets across Ukraine, including missile and drone-producing plants, a reconnaissance center and a launching site for anti-aircraft missiles.
The size of the exodus and its impact on schools remains unclear, but already some are starting to worry.A consultant working with districts in Texas on immigrant education said one district there has seen a significant drop in summer school sign-ups for students learning English.
“They’re really worried about enrollment for the fall,” said Viridiana Carrizales, chief executive officer of ImmSchools, a nonprofit that advises school districts how to meet the needs of immigrant students and their families.Education finance experts predict budget problems for districts with large immigrant populations.“Every student that walks in the door gets a chunk of money with it, not just federal money, but state and local money, too,” said Marguerite Roza, a Georgetown University professor focusing on education finance. “If a district had a lot of migrant students in its district, that’s a loss of funds potentially there. We think that’s a real high risk.”
Trump’s offer to pay immigrants to leave and help them with transportation could hasten the departures.González, now back in Venezuela, says he wouldn’t have accepted the money, because it would have meant registering with the U.S. government, which he no longer trusts. And that’s what he’s telling the dozens of migrants in the U.S. who contact him each week asking the best way home.
Go on your own, he tells them. Once you have the cash, it’s much easier going south than it was getting to the U.S. in the first place.
Associated Press writer Jocelyn Gecker contributed to this report.Meda called their exit a “miracle” after spending 412 days in the diplomatic compound. She described it as “a strategic operation involving many people and enormous risks.”
The Venezuelan government continues to reject the rescue narrative and Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello called the move “staged.”London (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too.
The 34-year-old, blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but also elevate the sport into the Paralympics in the future. The London resident, fully blind from the age of 7 because of congenital glaucoma, only took up the sport a decade ago and is now the No. 1-ranked men’s player in the world for his category.This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.