by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | News, Parent Issues, Profiles, Teacher Issues
Rick Singer is given 3.5 years in prison for his leading role in a nationwide college admission conspiracy. “This defendant was responsible for the most massive fraud ever perpetuated on the higher education system in the United States,” said prosecutor Stephen Frank...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Other
A Texas bill is aimed at banning all minors from social media, supposedly for their own good. State Representative Jared Patterson, a Republican from North Texas, has filed a bill meant to require all social media users to be at least 18 years old. “Once thought...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | News, Teacher Issues
Ohio Department of Education is about to be dramatically re-designed after the state senate votes to put it directly under the governor’s control. Education in Ohio is struggling. Ranked 31st in the nation for overall quality of education, the state is currently...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | News, Other, Teacher Issues
The University of California strike could spell changes for education models across the country, according to experts. Over 48,000 academic workers working or the University of California are on strike and have been for the past three weeks. Across 10 campuses...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 28, 2022 | News, Student Issues
College admissions are about to drop in a big way, in another shock-wave from the 2008 recession. Beginning in 2008, the US, which had seen a long period of shallowly dropping birthrate, saw that slope suddenly careen downwards. In the space of five years, the annual...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Education for careers is First Lady Jill Biden’s focus in her latest public appearance, at a student leader conference for National Apprentice Week in Chicago on Monday. “Education has always been about jobs. And it isn’t a red issue or a blue issue. It’s an...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 14, 2022 | News, Teacher Issues
A Maryland teacher falsely reported a mass-stabbing at her elementary school, and then took her 27 kindergarten students off-campus through the woods. Around noon on Thursday, deputies in Frederick County received a call about multiple stabbings at Green Valley...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Algorithms capable of writing essays are becoming a problem for teachers trying to keep students from cheating. If you get on your favorite search engine and look for help writing essays or homework assignments, many of the top results will be, under clever...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Our education system needs real change and improvement, according to the Nation’s Report Card and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The Nation’s Report Card, which is a periodic survey drawing on teachers and students in all grades and all states by...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | News, Parent Issues
DNA kits are being sent out to the parents of Texas school students “in case of an emergency.” In 2021 after a school shooting in Santa Fe that killed eight high school students and two teachers, the Texas state legislature passed Senate Bill 2158. It’s a law...
