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 | 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 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...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The CDC is again asking for everyone in the classroom to mask up, even already vaccinated students and teachers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come under some criticism for its inconsistent position on masks through the length of the...
