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Trojans WireRealignment is becoming a battlefield, and San Diego State is the hill to be taken
George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower would recognize the chat we had with @MarkRogersTV: You take a hill before the enemy can get it. Realignment feels that way right now.
- The 74
NYC Parents Rage: With No G&T Qualifying Test, Selection Process Is Chaos
New York City Mayor Eric Adams assumed office promising he’d listen to what parents wanted. One of the things he heard was demand for more public school gifted-and-talented classes. So Adams reversed his predecessor’s decision to get rid of all such programming and, instead, expanded it. What he did not reinstate was the qualifying test. […]
- The Conversation
The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don't address the real problems
Teachers face a range of challenges, but hiring more teachers won't fix them. AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezStates have recently focused their efforts to reduce the nation’s teacher shortage by promoting strategies that “remove or relax barriers to entry” to quickly bring new people into the teaching profession. California, for example, allows teacher candidates to skip basic skills and subject matter tests if they have taken approved college courses. New Mexico is replacing subject skills tests w
- The 74
Educators’ Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don’t Quit. Here’s Why
Schools have been trying to return to normal after three years of closures, disruption and setbacks, so it’s no surprise that the pandemic has taken a toll on educators’ morale. Yet, thus far, public school educators nationally have not left their jobs at notably higher rates than before the pandemic began. Even so, poor morale […]
- Town & Country
Jennifer Garner Meets with Flood Victims in Kentucky
Actress Jennifer Garner traveled to eastern Kentucky in her capacity as a Save the Children trustee and ambassador.
- Men's Health
Amazon Has a Secret Back-to-School Sale Section Featuring Apple Products
Amazon is currently offering deals on tons of back-to-school essentials for college and high school students and beyond.
- SPY
The Best HBCU Apparel For Back To School 2022: FAMU, Morehouse, Howard, Spelman and More
Kick the school season off with pride.
- Asheville Citizen-Times
AR-15s in Madison County Schools: Parents, residents weigh in
Madison County parents and residents weigh in on the decision to have AR-15s in schools. Here's what they had to say.
- GOBankingRates
SoFi Predicts Six More Months of Student Loan Moratorium Ahead of Official Word From Biden
With no word yet from the White House on an official extension to the student loan payment moratorium and the September 1 repayment start-up date quickly approaching, lenders have no choice but to go...
- 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.
- Yahoo Money
Student loan borrowers face hiccups reapplying for forgiveness program
Borrowers previously denied forgiveness under the public service loan forgiveness program have until October 31, 2022, to try again.
- INSIDER
Here's where 52 celebrities went to college
Jessica Chastain, John Legend, and Emma Watson are all accomplished college graduates, among a number of celebrities with college degrees.
- The News-Press
Back to school: Test positive for COVID-19? Here's what Lee students, parents need to do
The Lee County School District provided the following information on protocols related to COVID-19 for the 2022-23 school year.
- Wichita Eagle
Kansas is in a severe teacher shortage. Here’s how Wichita schools are holding up
The state department of education has loosened restrictions for acquiring a temporary substitute teaching license because of the teacher shortage.
- The Tennessean
Bipartisan lawmakers: Remove unnecessary requirements on Tennessee educators | Opinion
Reduce unnecessary burdens on educators, allowing them to focus more on things that clearly support state and local efforts that improve education.
- The Root
Sheriff Places AR-15s in North Carolina Schools In Response To Uvalde Shooting
After the mass shooting Uvalde, Texas, we all have been debating the best ways to keep children safe from gun violence. Common sense would think to pass more gun safety legislation to cut down the number of school shootings. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that all six Madison County schools in North Carolina will have an AR-15. Each of the guns will be locked inside a safe and will also hold ammunition and breaching tools for barricaded doors.
- State College Centre Daily Times
No more free lunches. Centre County schools urge parents to sign up for free and reduced meals
Districts are recommending eligible families sign up for subsidized lunches before school starts in late August. Here’s how to sign up.
- The Week
America's crushing teacher shortage
The beginning of the school year is quickly approaching but thousands of teaching positions remain unfilled
- 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.
- USA TODAY Opinion
It's almost time for back to school. It's time for you to talk about monkeypox.
Monkeypox is spreading across the country. But that doesn't mean you should panic. Schools and colleges need to get a plan now for care and treatment.