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• Refugees Are Turning to Free Online Courses to Build New Lives
• Transgender child can pick restroom at South Carolina school
• NYC to offer free menstrual products in schools: Will other cities follow?
• New York City lawmakers pass a requirement for free tampons

Refugees Are Turning to Free Online Courses to Build New Lives Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:17 PM PDT Learning English, computer programming, or how to interview for a job might soon be easier for people who have fled war and sectarian violence, thanks to a new partnership between the U.S. Department of State and online learning company Coursera. The partnership will provide access to "career-relevant education at no cost—both to individual refugees and the nonprofits that serve them—offering an employer-validated learning solution with the potential to directly drive success in achieving refugees' goals around the world," Coursera spokesperson Kelsey Nelson wrote in an email to TakePart. The 65 million people around the world who have been displaced from their homes might not have a laptop, tablet, or the internet connection needed to take a course such as "English for Business and Entrepreneurship." To bolster accessibility, Coursera for Refugees takes advantage of the expertise and resources of both the State Department and nonprofits that are already working with those who need assistance.

Transgender child can pick restroom at South Carolina school Posted: 22 Jun 2016 09:39 AM PDT SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says a South Carolina school district has agreed to let a transgender elementary school student use the restroom with which she identifies.

NYC to offer free menstrual products in schools: Will other cities follow? Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:47 AM PDT A unanimous vote by the New York City Council on Tuesday set New York up to be the first city to require free menstrual products in public schools, homeless shelters, and correctional facilities. The bill by City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, which passed 49-0, would make pads and tampons free in public school restrooms and would guarantee the availability of menstrual products in homeless shelters and jails.

New York City lawmakers pass a requirement for free tampons Posted: 21 Jun 2016 04:58 PM PDT New York City is on track to become the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails after lawmakers approved the idea Tuesday amid a national discussion of the costs of having a period.

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