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...
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...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 19, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
A huge increase in the education budget is a keystone feature of the latest spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. The spending legislation for fiscal year 2022 was released on July 11, 2021, by a House appropriations subcommittee. Unlike previous years...
