Tag: Politics
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British Teacher Evacuates Colleagues From Ukraine
Paul Hodgson, who lives in Kyiv with his fiancée, rescued a group on Friday and was planning to return for others.
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Anyone, Not Only Teachers, Would Be Eligible For Temporary Teaching Permits Under New Tennessee Bill
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a measure that would enable the state’s Department of Education commissioner to grant temporary permits to anybody who wants to teach most subjects, not only qualified instructors.
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Chinese Tutoring Companies Lose Millions Amid China’s Crackdown On Educational Technology
U.S.-listed Chinese Tutoring Companies reported heavy losses after Beijing banned for-profit tutoring for most school-age children, showing the large financial toll of the crackdown on the industry last summer…
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School Districts Who Violated The No-Mask Mandate Would Lose $200 million, Per The Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, is endorsing a contentious proposal to take $200 million in education funds away from counties that disobeyed his executive order banning mask requirements in schools last year.
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United Kingdom: Teachers Banned From “Promoting” Black Lives Matter In The Classroom
As part of a crackdown on biased “partisan politics” in the classroom, British teachers have been forbidden from endorsing Black Lives Matter.
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Florida Is Advancing A Bill Called “Don’t Say Gay” That Would Prohibit LGBTQ Talks In Schools
If passed, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill would limit discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools.
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GOP Pushes U.S. Schools To Post All Class Materials Online
At least one proposal would allow non-expert parents control over curricular decisions. Parents can also make complaints about specific lessons and sue school districts in some situations.
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Iowa Bill Calls For Teachers to be Monitored by Cameras
Iowa Republican lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would force all public school classrooms to have a camera.
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US teacher arrested in Russia for ‘large-scale’ drug smuggling
Marc Fogel said he was busted with medical marijuana, not realizing it was illegal. Police have now upped the stakes in their case against him.
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‘I will bring every single gun loaded,’ Parent Threatens Virginia School Officials During Mask Mandate Meeting
A Virginia woman has been charged after she appeared to threaten school board officials while they met to vote on whether to lift a mask requirement.