by Beth Holmes | May 15, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Teachers earn less than they did a decade ago in most states, when adjusted for inflation (and sometimes even when not.) When adjusted for inflation, only seven states have teachers earning as much or more than they were in 2014. The scale ranges from an increase of...
by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Student Issues
A college transfer often feels like a bait-and-switch to hopeful students, and that needs to be fixed. Community college, for hundreds of thousands of students, is a stepping stone to university. They advertise themselves as a cheaper path to a degree, offering...
by Beth Holmes | May 1, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
AP Black History class is being revamped, as College Board acknowledges criticism that it watered down its content on slavery and the civic rights movement under conservative pressure. The College Board is a nonprofit organization that develops standardized tests and...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Misgendering children isn’t a reasonable religious accommodation, rules a federal court in regards to public school teachers. In 2018, music teacher John Kluge violated his school’s policy of supporting transgender students by refusing to use their proper...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | News, Student Issues
Community colleges are seeing less and less enrollment, despite the fact that they’re cheaper than ever. According to a survey of schools run by the Seattle Times, the number of students enrolled in community colleges has fallen by over a third since 2010, a...
