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I plan to quit teaching, like many others. We're sick, tired, and overworked — and we can't take it anymore.
"I think we're going to lose so many good teachers because it's been so physically and emotionally …
Jamie Killin
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A principal in Florida has resigned after writing a $100,000 check of the school's money to a scammer pretending to be Elon Musk
Despite staff warnings, the principal talked with the scammer for months, thinking Elon Musk would …
Sarah Jackson
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The migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging a 'premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme,' after he chartered planes to move them
The lawsuit describes the migrants' experiences of escaping a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, "on…
Nicole Gaudiano,Kimberly Leon…
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Zoom and Google Hangouts banned by large companies and government organizations
The Coronavirus pandemic has pushed people to work from home and conduct meetings via video confere…
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A Georgia elementary school removes assignment instructing students to write a letter as 'an American settler' to Andrew Jackson in favor of removing Indigenous people from their land
Students were told to write to President Andrew Jackson as a settler explaining why "removing the C…
Katie Balevic
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Missouri bill aims to outdo Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' by banning school staff from discussing sexual orientation with students
A new bill would stop school staff being able to talk about sexual orientation and gender identity …
Sinéad Baker
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Exclusive: This Indie-musician raised more than Two Lakhs in Six Hours through crowdfunding for his upcoming album
The indie-music scene is India booming and the direct result of that are the music festivals that h…
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Inside the best public school in America - a charter school that feeds prodigies into the Ivy League
Its founding dates back nearly 20 years, when two economists struggled to find a school that could …
Melia Robinson
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The best public high school in America is an Arizona charter school with 750 students
Part of a larger network of charters - schools that are publicly funded but privately run - BASIS S…
Abby Jackson
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The 25 best charter schools in the US
The ranking looked at graduation rates, college readiness, and how well students at each school per…
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A 12-year-old boy in a Colorado school district with a massive bus driver shortage decided to kayak to school
Josh Smith's Colorado school district has a bus driver shortage. So he kayaked to class in search o…
Sarah Jackson
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New York state is trying to persuade more than 550,000 commercial driver's license holders to become school bus drivers amid a crippling shortage
New York also will expedite the commercial driver's license testing process to help tackle its part…
Sarah Jackson
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Some Chicago parents are getting $1,000 stipends for transit, Uber, or Lyft to get kids to school as the labor shortage hits bus drivers
More than 70 Chicago bus drivers quit right before the school year began because the school system …
Madison Hoff
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School districts are offering perks like $20,000 signing bonuses to staff classrooms as teachers quit over burnout and COVID safety concerns
Schools are offering signing bonuses, childcare, and other incentives to attract and retain teacher…
Sarah Jackson
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Schools in the US start too early. A later start would improve attendance, graduation rates, and academic performance.
Experts and parents agree that schools start too early in the US. There's evidence that a later sta…
Misha Valencia
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In a bizarre debacle, ESPN broadcast a high school football game featuring a sketchy school that barely seems to exist
After Bishop Sycamore got blown out by IMG, fans and media began to piece together a picture of a s…
Scott Davis
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Women are the majority in education, yet still find themselves overlooked for promotions and making less than their male peers
"I think my principal has his boys club of male teachers," Judy, a public middle-school teacher in …
Katherine Hekker
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John Oliver points out the major problems with charter schools
"The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids is that kids change faster t…
Meryl Gottlieb
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Oracle is getting a $43 million charter high school on its Silicon Valley campus
The new schoolhouse has curved walls and a glass and metal facade, making it look more like a tech …
Melia Robinson
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Billionaires are chartering superyachts for months at a time to ride out the coronavirus pandemic
Business Insider's Hillary Hoffower previously reported that though cruise ship ports have closed, …