by Sarah Green | Jul 5, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
In a recent poll conducted by the Hart Research Associates for the American Federation of Teachers, nearly half of the people who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election oppose his education agenda. The poll is based on online interviews conducted from June 3 to...
by Sarah Green | Jun 28, 2017 | News, Parent Issues
Imagine being eight years old, standing in line for your lunch at school. You’re given a tray, served an entree, two sides, and a little carton of milk. Maybe it’s pizza day, or that great turkey and gravy dish. You get to the cashier, she checks your name against her...
by Sarah Green | Apr 26, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Under IDEA, the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, public schools across the U.S. are required to provide accommodations to those who need them to access one of our most important rights, the right a free and equal education. For some, those...
by Sarah Green | Feb 24, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It’s unlikely that any adult really enjoys having The Talk with a teenager. But avoiding the birds and the bees leads to trouble, as Texas is finding out. The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund has released a new report on the state of sex education in Texas public...
by Sarah Green | Feb 8, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
On February 7, 2017, a historic tie-breaking vote confirmed Betsy DeVos as the next Secretary of Education. Two Republicans voted against DeVos’s confirmation—Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—but other than that, the vote fell completely along party...
