Cracks are starting to form among students and faculty members as the University of California graduate student strike enters its fourth week, which happens to fall right before final exams for students. So far, about…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
West Virginia struggles to fully certify teachers
West Virginia admitted that it is having a certification problem with teachers, with many teachers not carrying the proper teaching certification for the classrooms that they currently teach. WV Metro News reported that 1,544 teachers…
West Virginia teachers’ union holds focus groups to pressure lawmakers
Education reform is allegedly on the minds of teachers’ unions in West Virginia, which is a politically-red state. The West Virginia Federation of Teachers and West Virginia Education Association announced five listening sessions, or public…
South Dakota social studies revision sparks left-wing uproar
South Dakota is a politically-red and conservative state, and yet it is having its own problems when it comes to revising the state’s social studies standards. Critics of the proposed revisions claimed that Hillsdale College,…
Black students leave public schools, head to pods
After seemingly decades of failed public education, some black families are using pods and microschools to ensure that their children receive a quality education. The emergence of education alternatives from the pandemic may be here…
Data: School shutdowns negatively affected low-performing students
It is well-established fact that shutting down schools during the coronavirus pandemic caused learning loss, but the question was if the existing learning gap would widen between different ethnic groups. Recent data confirmed the latter…
Substitute teacher shortage disappears with $40 stipend
A common complaint from school administrators, whether it be principals, assistant principals, or superintendents, is that substitute teachers are hard to find for tough, “under-resourced,” or “under-performing” schools. But the silver bullet was simple: Add…
Harvard, Yale withdraw from scandal-plagued college rankings
The U.S. News and World Report college rankings take another huge hit when Harvard Law School and Yale Law School announced their withdrawal from the rankings last Wednesday. The rankings were under fire when a…
Gettysburg College, after outcry, postpones event about ‘White cis men’ exhaustion
After much outcry, Gettysburg College officially postponed an event which was meant for participants to complain about being “Tired of White cis men.” For context, cis men in layman’s terms is defined as heterosexual, straight…
Unionized University of California workers strike for higher pay
This week, unionized teaching assistants, graduate students, academic researchers, academic student employees and other related employees chose to go on strike at the University of California system. Ten campuses underneath the state university system are…