PITTSBURG, Kan. — A local high school student is choosing to enter a field most are getting away from. Antonio Aita, 17, is a junior at Parsons High School, who's says he's been officiating competitive soccer games for more than seven years now. He first took the responsibility of the whistle when he was just []
Iowa lawmakers sent a bill to arm Iowa teachers to the governor’s desk on Monday, with the House approving the bill 62-36, down party lines, after the Senate approved the bill last week. The bill, House File 2586, would allow teachers to carry guns on school grounds, create a permitting process, and give armed school
Massachusetts trails other states in public higher education faculty salaries, when adjusted for the cost of living here, according to a new Massachusetts Teachers Association report that the union is using as a lobbying tool.
A major foreign aid package is about to get a vote in the Senate. The legislation passed in the House over the weekend and would send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Lawmakers’ plan to ban the social media app could be fast-tracked by Congress by attaching it to larger security bills and spending packages.
In the United States, there are around 7.3 million students with disabilities, accounting for 15% of the K-12 public school population. Of these, 12% are children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a figure that has risen from 1.5% in 2001 and is expected to continue growing. Over the past two decades, the average number of children
Despite some victories, setbacks in the just concluded 2024 Maryland General Assembly have some advocates taking legislative leaders and Governor Wes Moore to task.
(The Center Square) – The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday sent a pair of omnibus education bills to Republican Gov. Mike Parson for approval. Senate Bill 727, passed by an 82-69 vote, increases the amount of tax credits for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, allows charter schools in Columbia and increases minimum teacher pay from $25,000 to $40,000. “I've been here nine years and moving this education bill forward is a huge step...
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(The Center Square) - A poll of 810 Alaska residents shows a majority favor increased funding for charter schools and open enrollment but also want support for an increase in the base student allocation. The poll conducted March 20-24 by Dittman Research at a cost of $37,500 to the state also shows that 73% of respondents grade the state's school at a "C" or lower. Gov. Mike Dunleavy made increased support for charter schools a key component of his education plan....
In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court has cancelled the 2016 recruitment process for government-sponsored and aided schools.
Teacher retention problems particularly acute in larger Mats, analysis findsMulti-academy trusts (Mats) in England have significantly higher annual turnover of classroom teachers at secondary level than schools maintained by local authorities, analysis has found.Teacher recruitment and retention is a challenge facing all schools but the problem is particularly acute in larger Mats where annual teacher turnover stands at 19.5% on average compared with just 14.4% at the median local authority, the...