Amen.... This will work until someone makes up an app for them to use instead of actually using a pencil........ Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed into law a bill that requires students to be able to write legibly in cursive by the end of fifth grade. Kasich signed the … [Read more...] about Ohio governor signs bill requiring students to learn to write cursive…
Education
Outstanding US student loan debt is at a record $1.465 trillion…..
The program to help student and their parents pay for education has ballooned into a YUGE financial drain to Americans from their 20's to their 60's... The whole program is a mess.... Some student's graduate to have their pay eaten up by loan repayments.... Some parents … [Read more...] about Outstanding US student loan debt is at a record $1.465 trillion…..
Number of New International students in the US drops…But there are more of them here….
Trump may NOT want to know that most of the foreign students studying in America are from China..... THE NUMBER OF NEW international students enrolling for the first time at an American college fell by more than 6 percent in fall 2017. According to Open Doors 2018, … [Read more...] about Number of New International students in the US drops…But there are more of them here….
GOP will try to use Harvard Asian – American admission case to stop college affirmative action polices….
Asian-American's vote Democratic in large majorities.... They are discriminated against in American as are just about ALL people's of color.... There is a case in the courts in which an anti-affirmative-action activist Edward Blum is suing for a group of Asian Americans … [Read more...] about GOP will try to use Harvard Asian – American admission case to stop college affirmative action polices….
Open Thread for April 3rd, 2018….Teachers flex for decent salaries…
The men and women we trust to educate and help raise our children deserve a decent wage.... Even in Red states.... Republicans need to be dealing with this.... Not throwing Billions are more tanks and missiles .... Thousands of teachers marched Monday on state … [Read more...] about Open Thread for April 3rd, 2018….Teachers flex for decent salaries…
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stumbles in a ‘60 Minutes’ interview…
This woman is scary...(and apparentily uninformed?) She is single handily trying to take apart the way America educates it children.... And under hard questioning sounds like she needs to go back to school herself.... Being a Billionaire has not prepared for her for her … [Read more...] about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stumbles in a ‘60 Minutes’ interview…
West Virginia state lawmakers pass bill to get rid of their Depart. of Education and Arts
This is in response to the teachers striking for a pay raise that they finally got..... Lawmakers in West Virginia have voted to dismantle the state's Department of Education and the Arts just days after the longest teachers' strike in the state's history ended. West … [Read more...] about West Virginia state lawmakers pass bill to get rid of their Depart. of Education and Arts