A New York deli owner’s program has raised over $587,000 to reward kids for good grades.
Wail Alselwi, co-owner of Zack’s Finest Deli & Grocery in Staten Island, started ‘Grades for Grabs’ in 2023. Kids with an average of 90 or higher can get $100 and items from the store. He also rewards kids who improve their grades. Donations to a GoFundMe help fund the rewards.
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Former ‘South Park’ writer Toby Morton has created a website to expose information about Cornell University’s administration in response to the group sexual assault case:
“Accountability should not disappear when the headlines do. And we all know this headline will disappear.”
Sen. Cory Booker, with Sen. Chris Murphy, has filed an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act to cap coaching salaries at $5 million a year, per a copy obtained by @YahooSports.
It is one of 35+ amendments filed. Most of them have little chance of being accepted.