by Beth Holmes | Oct 11, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on October 7, 2021, to punish students in districts with mask mandates. The decision is in line with a state-level executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that requires parents have the sole say on whether students...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
TikTok has been causing chaos in schools lately. First was the wave of vandalism. A TikTok challenge called for students to vandalize school property and show it on the social media video platform, causing a wave of property damage across the country. At some schools,...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 27, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Education investment is again a central part of the latest budget proposal in the Biden administration, but will it come to fruit? President Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” infrastructure rebuilding plan includes a proposed $751 million in education...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, apparently isn’t done taking advantage of the state he’s decided to call home. This time, he’s targeted the Department of Education. EverBright Media, a company co-founded by Huckabee, is known for...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 20, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Pennsylvania schools, both public and private, are requiring masks as students return to class. The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an order to take place on Tuesday, September 7th, which requires everyone on school grounds–students and staff,...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 13, 2021 | News, Profiles
Paul Ninson wants to leave his mark on his home country in the form of a photography library. Born in rural poverty and a father too young, Paul Ninson supported his daughter by printing t-shirts while still a student and selling them door to door, a grind that kept...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 30, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Afghan teachers are pleading with the world to not ignore what will become of female students under the Taliban. Twenty years ago, when the Taliban previously ruled parts of Afghanistan, they mandated that women could not work, drive, or be in school. This time, as...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 23, 2021 | News, Student Issues
Debt relief is on the horizon for over 300,000 in student debt and on disability, according to an August 19, 2021, announcement by the Department of Education. The DoE announced that federally-backed student debt will be canceled, not reduced or adjusted but canceled,...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Teachers want masks in school districts across the country, as September looms. And they’re willing to fight for them in Republican-controlled states where mask mandates have been banned by law. So far, Arizona, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and West Virginia have...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 9, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
This fall, students need to be back in school and students, staff, and teachers should engage in universal masking, says Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “That’s where students learn best,” Cardona told NPR. “Schools are more than just places where students...
