by Supporting Education | Jul 10, 2020 | News
The Wake County Board of Education in Raleigh, North Carolina, has voted unanimously to rename Daniels Middle School to Oberlin Middle School, after a local historically Black business district. Josephus Daniels, after whom the school was originally named, was born at...
by Supporting Education | Jun 19, 2020 | Student Issues
Milton Snavely Hershey was never satisfied to go down in history as a candy-man. The founder of Lancaster Caramel and then his magnum opus, The Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey also founded the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, explored and lauded the effects of good...
by Supporting Education | May 15, 2020 | News, Student Issues
In the U.S., there are more than 55 million children of school age, and this year they have all, each and every one, had their education massively interrupted in a way usually only seen in countries at war. Some schools, either by state or by district, are scrambling...
by Supporting Education | Apr 24, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
President Trump has announced his three-stage “Opening Up America Again” COVID-19 recovery plan, which is intended to move at a pace governed by infection numbers in any given state. Stage One maintains shelter in place and closed schools. If 14 consecutive days show...
by Supporting Education | Apr 15, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
In the middle of March, hundreds rallied on the steps of the Washington State Capitol Building to protest a bill that would require sex and health education for every student in the state, at every age. They called on Governor Jay Inslee to veto Senate Bill 5395,...
