by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
The Department of Education should not exist, according to former secretary of education Betsy DeVos at a conservative group event. Betsy DeVos, daughter of billionaire Edgar Prince whose brother is the founder of notorious private military Blackwater, was the U.S....
by Beth Holmes | Nov 22, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Major changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program are finally here, and they’re bigger than previously estimated. Under the previous administration, the Department of Education had the PSLF program, but it was made so restrictive that an...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 11, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on October 7, 2021, to punish students in districts with mask mandates. The decision is in line with a state-level executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that requires parents have the sole say on whether students...
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 | 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...
