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Schools across US cancel classes over unconfirmed TikTok threats

The Verge

Districts in California , Texas , Minnesota , and Missouri have said they plan to close down Friday in response, according to the districts and local media reports. Currently, there have been no threats to any of the schools in Mexico, [Missouri],” wrote a Missouri school district.

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The flu has killed 16,000 people this season. These are the states with the worst outbreaks

Fast Company Tech

The flu has historically been particularly dangerous to the elderly, but sadly, this season, the illness is also hitting infants and children hard. The CDC says that in the past week alone, there were 11 influenza-associated pediatric deaths, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths for the season to 68.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Our seventh cohort includes 15 Fellows from around the country : Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children. The Global Fund For Children believes that educating children and youth is the key to building a more peaceful and just society. They support strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to education. Mellon Foundation.

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To Write Love on Her Arms and Invisible Children are two of the most well-known nonprofits that came out of MySpace. The mother from Missouri that pretended to be a teen boy and cyberbullied a young girl to the point where she committed suicide.Tragic yes, but MySpace’s fault? So, my Ode to MySpace: 1.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

8) Dan Newman Dan Newman (alaskapremierauctions.com ) is a professionally certified auctioneer and founder of Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals LLC, having graduated from the Missouri Auction School, the “Harvard” of auction schools. Tom lives with his wife and two children in Upstate New York.

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AT&T talks driving innovation through collaboration at Disrupt

TechCrunch

She also holds an MBA from the University of Missouri. Clarence Tan is a co-founder of Boddle Learning — a gaming platform for children. The award-winning platform has served more than 2.5 million students and supports thousands of classrooms across the U.S. Originally from Ghana, West Africa, Martinson came to the U.S.