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 | 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 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...