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Tag: public schools

Florida Bans: Florida Math, a teacher asks Gov. Ron DeSantis "so we are no longer teaching addition, subtraction and multiplication?" DeSantis says, "We are only teaching division."
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Academic Freedom Is Under Assault In America

Avatar photo by Elwood Watson, Ph.D October 3, 2023, 4:45 amOctober 3, 2023, 1:19 am

Opinion writer Elwood Watson says academic freedom and free speech, both of which are cornerstones of learning institutions, are under attack in the United States right now, mainly from right-wing state legislators. Several new laws banning so-called “divisive concepts” in education curricula and discouraging diversity have passed in multiple states.

Low School Attendance: A teacher says "Woody Allen Said 80% of success is showing!" A student raising his hand says "Who's Woody Allen, and what's the other 10%?" The caption, which appears at the top and points to the student's comment, says "Public School Attendance Record Low."
Posted inOpinion

Low School Attendance & Tony Bennett

John DarkowAvatar photo by John Darkow, Editorial Cartoonist and Randall Enos, Editorial Cartoonist July 24, 2023, 4:30 amSeptember 30, 2023, 4:05 pm
Posted inBonding and Debt

Money For Public School HVAC Improvements Tops Bond Commission’s Agenda Thursday

Avatar photo by Kevin Flood April 5, 2023, 3:34 pmApril 5, 2023, 4:14 pm
Public School sign detail on school bus
Posted inEducation

Fight Over School Spending Begins With Lengthy Public Hearing

Avatar photo by Hugh McQuaid February 3, 2023, 2:52 pmMarch 24, 2023, 4:39 pm
The Facebook image for the Connecticut East podcast in June 2022.
Posted inPodcast

Podcast: Armed School Security Personnel to Protect Students and Staff

Connecticut East podcast logo by Brian Scott-Smith June 23, 2022, 2:48 pmMarch 24, 2023, 4:40 pm
One of several protests at the state Capitol against the law to eliminate the religious exemption to childhood vaccination requirements for public schools.
Posted inLegal / Civil Courts

New Lawsuit Filed Over Repeal of Religious Exemption

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart June 9, 2022, 3:15 pmMarch 24, 2023, 4:40 pm
The Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Regionalism Is the Right Answer In Some Policy Areas

Jonathan L. WhartonChristopher Seery by Jonathan L. Wharton and Christopher Seery March 29, 2022, 10:00 amMarch 29, 2022, 2:06 am
Young hands, cuffed
Posted inJuvenile Justice

What You Need to Know About School Policing

Avatar photo by Corey Mitchell September 8, 2021, 4:30 pmSeptember 13, 2021, 12:01 pm
Criminalizing kids - school with resource officer illustration
Posted inJuvenile Justice

When Schools Call Police On Kids

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss September 8, 2021, 5:15 amAugust 17, 2023, 10:17 pm
American flag and chalkboard
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Critical Race Theory: A Case Study in Appropriation

Barth Keck by Barth Keck June 28, 2021, 5:00 amJune 27, 2021, 8:11 pm

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