by Supporting Education | Dec 19, 2019 | News, Student Issues
At the center of the scandals involving for-profit colleges has been dishonesty about the value of their education. The schools under the Corinthian Colleges umbrella, which were all closed abruptly in 2015, lost their accreditation over their written promises that...
by Supporting Education | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Teacher Issues
It feels like there’s always some crisis going on with teachers these days. Every news cycle, teachers are striking for better pay, more support, more staff. Their complaints are valid; many primary school teachers are paid so little they qualify for government...
by Supporting Education | Nov 29, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Most universities require their students to carry some kind of health coverage, meeting whatever standard the university requires. They’re allowed to set adequate (which they’re allowed to define) coverage as a condition of enrollment, and they are allowed to sell...
by Supporting Education | Nov 15, 2019 | News, Student Issues
“Be brave enough to start conversations that matter” says a big blue sign on a menstrual hygiene display. The sign, and books about adolescent health, are sitting on tables at Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska. Colony, along with the other schools in the...
by Supporting Education | Nov 11, 2019 | News, Student Issues
“Every issue that they have discussed the past 12 years, and every policy they’ve made, it’s either indirectly or directly affected me,” said Mike Kahoe, a senior at Revere High School in Bath Township, Ohio. “So who better to critique and improve upon that policy...
