With teacher shortages affecting schools nationwide, educators share how pay, parents, politics and the pandemic have led some to leave the profession. RELATED: Florida’s fight […]
Continue readingTag: education
Hear from the activists fighting to end affirmative action
The Supreme Court will consider whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideration as a factor in admissions, a case that could […]
Continue readingTapper presses GOP governor on policies for transgender students
CNN anchor Jake Tapper questions Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) on his state’s policies affecting transgender students, discusses his support for a 15-week abortion ban […]
Continue readingLove Tyler Perry? Emory University has a course on his life, career | USA TODAY
Dr. Tameka Cage Conley has created a course in Emory University’s Oxford College on the life of filmmaker, actor and philanthropist Tyler Perry. RELATED: Student […]
Continue readingAlabama superintendent fights to remove Confederate school names
Three schools in Montgomery, Alabama, still carry the names of Confederate figures. Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Melvin Brown is fighting to change that. CNN’s Nadia […]
Continue readingStudent test scores suffering worst drop in decades, here’s why
Math and reading scores for 9-year-olds in the US fell between 2020 and 2022 by a level not seen in decades, a foreboding sign of […]
Continue readingHere’s why teacher shortages could affect low-income students the most | JUST THE FAQS
Teacher shortages are very real in certain school districts in the U.S. Here's why. RELATED: Teachers strike in Ohio The kids hit hardest when the […]
Continue readingDeSantis waives teacher requirements for veterans amid shortage | USA TODAY
Florida will allow veterans to become instructors as the state faces teacher shortages despite concerns it will undermine qualifications. RELATED: DeSantis, Florida lawmakers seek to […]
Continue readingLudacris receives honorary degree from Georgia State University | USA TODAY
Atlanta-native rapper Ludacris receives an honorary Bachelor of Science in Music Management degree from Georgia State University. RELATED: Dolly Parton now says she'd accept Rock […]
Continue reading