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INSIDERA North Carolina school district has equipped every school with an AR-15 rifle in an attempt to ward off mass shootings
The guns were added to the schools following the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead.
- INSIDER
Meet a doctor with $895,000 in student debt whose balance has surged on an income-based repayment plan: 'It's just wildly out of control now'
Kathleen LaRose originally took out $200,000 in student loans to get her podiatric medicine degree, but interest has caused her debt load to spiral.
- Asheville Citizen-Times
Opinion: 'Anti-grooming' bill won’t protect students; will drive away good educators
Statistically, this country has a huge problem with sexual assault. Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, including children.
- Idaho Statesman
American flags OK, but LGBTQ pride flags? West Ada may pass ‘neutral’ classrooms policy
The school board will consider the policy on Monday.
- SPY
The Best HBCU Apparel For Back To School 2022: FAMU, Morehouse, Howard, Spelman and More
Kick the school season off with pride.
- The Telegraph
Teenagers should study maths and English beyond GCSE, says Rishi Sunak
Teenagers should study core subjects including maths and English beyond GCSE as part of a new “British Baccalaureate”, Rishi Sunak has said.
- USA TODAY
Some North Carolina schools now have locked-up AR-15s for law enforcement. Gun safety experts are appalled.
A North Carolina sheriff says the guns will help law enforcement respond to possible acts of violence at the schools. Gun safety experts disagree.
- The Hill
Former military officers urge Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action in colleges
A group of retired military heavyweights has urged the Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action in higher education when the justices review a legal challenge to race-conscious admissions policies at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Harvard University. The former officers argued in court papers that allowing colleges and service academies to consider race…
- CBS News Videos
As kids get ready to go back to school, U.S. faces a teacher shortage
With hundreds of thousands of public school teachers quitting earlier this year, many schools around the country are scrambling to ensure that someone will be there to educate students returning to the classroom soon. Elise Preston reports.
- Ocala Star Banner
Marion schools: District targets retirees, bachelor-degree holders to fill 150 teacher jobs
A mounting teacher shortage means that about 150 classrooms will start the year with a substitute teacher, many of whom have four-year degrees.
- The Desert Sun
If we keep politicizing public schools, I fear for the future of our great country
Katherine Silveira, a candidate for DSUSD school board, shares her views as a new school year is about to get underway
- The Telegraph
Liz Truss could move start of the university year to January
The start of the university year could be moved from September to January under Liz Truss's planned shake-up of the education system, The Telegraph can disclose.
- WSOC
North Carolina school principals could face pay cuts
Some North Carolina principals are worried they could lose pay in the upcoming school year instead of the raises they’re supposed to be receiving in the new state budget.
- SPY
Back-To-School Flash Sale: Amazon Is Selling New Chromebooks for Students for 50% Off Right Now
Now you can go back to school with a new Chromebook, courtesy of Lenovo, Samsung and Amazon.
- The Providence Journal
Providence School Board member calls for investigation of bogus high school credits
The state Education Department would not provide any details on the school in question, the number of students or how the credits were obtained.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
School safety expert offers tips for Texas parents as students return to the classroom
Stephanie Peterson, a training and education specialist at the Texas School Safety Center, offers guidance for parents as students return to school.
- The Columbus Dispatch
How much does breakfast and lunch cost in your Greater Columbus school district?
Congress allowed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement child nutrition waivers in March 2020, but that program expired June 30.
- BuzzFeed
Parents, Teachers, And Students, What Are Your Best Money-Saving Tips For Back-To-School Shopping?
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- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
How North Texas schools plan to keep your kids safe. ‘We don’t get a second chance’
The school year starts as Texas continues to reel from a mass shooting in May at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, where 19 students and two teachers were killed.
- Lansing State Journal
Lansing School District moving seventh- and eighth-grade students out of high schools
As part of a grade reconfiguration, Lansing School District will move seventh- and eighth-grade students out of the high schools over three years.