🇺🇸 In the U.S., a new war is emerging in classrooms.
🚫 Texas recently banned teaching critical race theory, an academic concept examining how race and racism has shaped society in America.
But it’s not the only state outlawing CRT. Here's what's happening across the nation. 🧵
🔴 Texas
💬 @GovAbbott's Senate Bill 3 came into effect last week. The measure says teachers can't discuss how one race is "inherently superior" or that someone is responsible for past actions of their race.
Students should also not feel "distress on account of... race or sex.”
🔴 Arizona
🚫 In June, a similar law was signed by governor @DougDucey banning teachers from “instruction that presents any form of blame or judgment on the basis of race, ethnicity, or sex.”
✈️ More countries are now issuing digital nomad visas which allow people to stay and work for up to two years. tmsnrt.rs/3Q8k2FH
⭕️ Tourist hot-spots have been quick to embrace digital nomads.
🌏 Places like Aruba, Barbados, Cape Verde, Croatia, Estonia, Indonesia, Malta and Norway have created visas which allow people to stay put and work for up to two years. tmsnrt.rs/3Q8k2FH
🇺🇦 "A new nation appeared in the world on Feb. 24... It was not born, but reborn,” said @ZelenskyyUa in a speech to celebrate Ukraine's 31st independence day.
Today marks six months since the invasion by Russia. Here's how the crisis affected the lives of ordinary Ukrainians. 🧵
🇺🇦 The war triggered Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end of WWII, @UNmigration reported.
🇪🇺 Most refugees have crossed to the EU.
In May, nearly 400 of them found a haven in France under a community project.
⭕️ More than 1.5 million children have fled the war in Ukraine by March.
📚 From Ireland to Poland, countries expanded classes and fast-tracked the registration of Ukrainian teachers to ensure children do not lose out on education.
🇲🇽 Many Mexicans can't afford to buy basic food...
🇧🇷 Meat is becoming a luxury in Brazil...
🇻🇪 And some Venezuelans can't even pay to bury their dead.
The cost-of-living crisis is wreaking havoc in countries worldwide.
Here’s how three nations in the Americas are coping. 🧵
🇲🇽 In Mexico, the #UkraineCrisis has pushed the price of corn to a nine-year high.
Vegetable oil prices are also up by 23% over the last year. Inflation is at a 21-year high of nearly 8%.
🌮 Families are cutting back on staples like tacos and empanadas.