Remembered today as one of the fathers of Europe, Charlemagne was responsible for the restoration of the Roman Empire after more than three centuries of decline. He made lasting reforms to all aspects of royal power, from the organization of the justice system to economic reform, and revived cult...
CS Chima | Guest Opinion
Let’s talk about voting for judges. Yeah, I get it. When you fill out your ballot, you don’t know who they are and so maybe you skip over them for fear of voting for somebody horrible.
Problem is, if you don’t vote, the horrible people might get elected anyway.
Growing up, the question in my household was never whether my older sister and I were going to college, but rather where we planned to attend.At the time, college was the gold standard and the expectation many families had for their children. Like many people, I grew up believing that success mea...
In the age of AI and 24/7 device dependence, you might assume that the overuse of technology — or even just new-fangled educational tools — is a relatively recent problem in K-12 schools. Well, only if you consider 50 years ago to be “recent.”
Back in 1975, teachers were agonizing over t...
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13 hours agoAs a courtroom interpreter in Texas’ immigration system, it was Meenu Batra’s job to make sure migrants understood the proceedings of immigration court – t...
Two small southern Gratiot County school districts will be trying a rare collaboration, hiring one person to serve as the superintendent of both districts. The school boards from Ashley Community Schools and Fulton Schools agreed to select Ryan Portenga, principal at Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/Hig...
AKRON — The long discussion about how to cut $11 million from Akron Public Schools’ (APS) 2027 budget came to an end May 11, but the longer discussion of even bigger cuts will continue.At its regular meeting, the APS Board of Education voted 6-1 to approve the administration’s proposed cuts...
By SHARON LURYE and JOCELYN GECKER of The Associated Press, LILY ALTAVENA of Chalkbeat and RUTH SERVEN SMITH of AL.comMODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance toge...
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Bill Roth / ADN)PALMER — A proposal to pay some Mat-Su teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus could cost about $700,000 to roll out, even as the school district grapples with a major budg...
UMD surprises teachers for Teacher Appreciation WeekA man in a turtle costume stood in a room off the main library at Templeton Elementary, alongside a big ole check — but that’s not why this teacher ended up feeling so appreciated.To celebrate alums from the University of Maryland’s Edu...
