by Sarah Green | Jun 15, 2018 | News, Student Issues
In 2013, Chicago’s school district had a $1 billion hole in their budget. The deficit was years in the making, despite numerous local tax levies passing to try to fill it. When the district closed 50 schools as a result, they promised the families of relocated...
by Sarah Green | Jun 6, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Tim Cook, CEO of technology giant Apple, is on a mission to make coding a universal skill. “Apple is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day by making coding more inclusive for students across the country. Because when we say Everyone Can Code, we mean...
by Sarah Green | May 30, 2018 | Teacher Issues
Tuesday, May 8, was Teacher Appreciation Day here in the U.S. If you missed it, don’t feel too bad. It doesn’t get a lot of hype. There are no commercials, no sales, no ad space dedicated to it. A few restaurants offer discounts, and principals usually bring in donuts...
by Sarah Green | Apr 18, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Pop-up restaurants appear and are gone in a day or three. Pop-up concerts getting announced on Facebook a few hours before they happen, filling an unused space with a packed crowd for three hours and leaving behind only glitter. A pop-up museum travels the country,...
by Sarah Green | Apr 11, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Legally, the schools in Jefferson County, Alabama, have been racially desegregated since a federal court order in 1971. But from the first day, when mothers of white students spat at black children entering their schools, there has been local resistance. Recently,...
