by Supporting Education | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Teacher Issues
It feels like there’s always some crisis going on with teachers these days. Every news cycle, teachers are striking for better pay, more support, more staff. Their complaints are valid; many primary school teachers are paid so little they qualify for government...
by Supporting Education | Oct 25, 2019 | News, Teacher Issues
The demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, which began a strike on Thursday, October 17, 2019, are familiar by now. Living wages suited to their area. Additional resources in schools, from more paper towels and white-board markers to more teaching staff, nurses, and...
by Supporting Education | Aug 16, 2019 | News
According to a survey by the National Retail Foundation, in 2018 the average parent of elementary school-age kids spent nearly $125 on school supplies per student, excluding clothes and electronics (if you include those, the average is over $630). From pencils to...
by Supporting Education | Aug 9, 2019 | News, Teacher Issues
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, created in 2007, was meant to help professionals struggling under mounting education costs. Ideally, someone with federal student loan debt who works for a qualifying employer for 10 years while paying down their debt would...
by Supporting Education | May 3, 2019 | News, Teacher Issues
Since 1952, the National Teacher of the Year Program has been recognizing excellence in education. Every state puts forward a nominee, as do four U.S. territories, the Department of Defense, and Washington D.C., and a winner is chosen by a large committee of education...
