Lending teachers a helping hand so students are better equipped in classrooms
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Idaho StatesmanIdaho rated one of the best states to live in the US. Here is where it ranked and why
Around 8.4% of Americans moved states last year, which is a historic low. Idaho is a prime location to live, according to these rankings.
- Yahoo Life
Texas mother creates ‘bulletproof’ back-to-school dress to send message about gun violence: ‘We need to protect our babies’
The mom of three hopes to start important conversations about gun violence.
- Kansas City Star
Kansas school district to pay $800,000 to student sexually abused by her teacher
“No amount of money would have ever changed what happened to me. I’m still going to have to live with what happened the rest of my life,” said Haylee Weissenbach, 21.
- The Tuscaloosa News
Opening Bid: Sorority rush week wraps up at the University of Alabama
At least 2,345 women on Sunday found out which sorority accepted them during Bid Day at the University of Alabama. The fall semester begins Wednesday.
- People
Stephen Curry Jokes Son Canon Already 'Thinks He's the Mayor' of His Preschool Before First Day
Stephen Curry chatted with PEOPLE about the back-to-school season and how his Oakland-based organization Eat. Learn. Play. and Rakuten are helping students in the Bay Area
- Fresno Bee
Students, parents sound off on cell phone ban at Bullard High. ‘Taking away our voices’
Students are questioning whether the ban is related to a racist photo taken in the Fresno high school’s weight room in May, despite denials from district leaders.
- BuzzFeed
Ooooh! Buuuuurn! Here Are 23 Times Students Hilariously Put Teachers In Their Place
These kids are students...of comedy.View Entire Post ›
- BuzzFeed
"You Can Get Many Items For Less Than $1": People Are Sharing How They Save Money On Back To School Shopping
These are actually really useful.View Entire Post ›
- INSIDER
DeSantis says teaching requirements are 'too rigid' as Florida moves to let veterans without degrees teach
DeSantis decried "rigid" teaching requirements that make "educators get certain credentials that often have little impact on teaching performance."
- GOBankingRates
5 Teachers Reveal the Best Purchase They’ve Ever Made for Less Than $100
It's back-to-school time again, and the unsung heroes of the classroom -- teachers -- are deep in the trenches with one goal on their minds: make this school year better than the last....
- The Marion Star
One of 40 Marion City Schools staff members to resign in July speaks out
Through leadership changes and a national teaching shortage, one teacher to leave Marion City Schools shares his story.
- WFTV
Report breaks down Florida teacher shortage, state’s response
According to a report by Florida TaxWatch, The Florida Department of Education in February projected a need to fill about 9,000 teacher vacancies before the start of the upcoming school year.
- The 74
Uvalde Parents Turning to Private, Online Schools After Robb Elementary Shooting
UVALDE — Brianna Gonzales, fresh off her nursing shift, sat quietly alongside her two sons in Uvalde High School’s auditorium this past week as school district officials laid out for parents new safety measures for the upcoming school year. Gonzales has decided to keep her two sons, a kindergartner and a fifth grader, in the […]
- Argus Leader
Looking Back: Seniors denied diplomas after dance seen as 'Hell itself,' defying authorities
In 1906, hysteria over the evils of dancing led to the graduating class of Sioux Falls High School being denied their diplomas.
- Fox News
Ohio churches create taxpayer-funded school, outraging state's ACLU chapter
Ohio churches have teamed up with a religious organization to create an alternative to public education in low-income areas, but the plan has earned the ire of the ACLU.
- MarketWatch
Big settlement for defrauded students is a sign of changes to come
More than 200,000 student loan borrowers who were misled by their schools are in line for $6 billion worth of debt relief. It's a signal of changes ahead.
- The 74
Fewer than Half of Florida 5th Graders Passed State Science Exam
Florida’s 5th graders took the 2022 statewide science exam to measure understanding of the state’s science standards, but the results were stagnant to dismal. Only 48 percent of 5th graders passed the exam, based on a score of 3 or higher. The Florida Department of Education considers that “satisfactory—may need additional support for the next […]
- BBC
PwC says graduates do not need a 2:1 degree to work at the firm
The accountancy giant is lowering its recruitment criteria which it claims will improve diversity.
- The 74
Opinion: Teacher’s View: Feds’ New Discipline Guidance Can Help Kids With Disabilities
The mantra “all students can learn” echoes through the rooms of educator prep programs, professional learning sessions and trainings on curricular materials. As a special education teacher for the last 12 years, I deeply believe this to be true. However, time and again I have watched adults make decisions that do not support this notion. […]
- The Gainesville Sun
State law in Florida still requires schools to teach about racism
Teaching about racial discrimination and racism is a required part of public schooling in Florida