Page 5 - American Educators News Today

/PRNewswire/ -- St. Peters University in Jersey City will be the spot for the states first School Choice Week school fair on Saturday, Jan. 22. More than 30...

Ms. Kristin Miller, a media specialist at Liberty Tech Charter School in Brooks, Georgia, was awarded a classroom grant by the Association of American Educators Foundation (AAEF). The grant funds will […]

Educators across Illinois are exercising their rights, with over 22,000 fewer school employees sending dues or fees to teachers unions than in 2017.

Zaffirini: Trust our teachers to guide difficult conversations in classrooms Judith Zaffirini, For the Express-News July 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 In attempting to eradicate critical race theory from Texas schools, proponents of Senate Bill 3 risk validating extreme views in the name of not taking sides on controversial subjects. Here, people demonstrate in response to the special session, which includes SB 3.Tamir Kalifa /Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less Esto no es cosa de armas (This ...

At a recent Pennsbury School Board meeting, parents and taxpayers spent 90 minutes arguing that a new racial equity policy and plan should never have been approved. The 20 who spoke out against the plan, unanimously adopted by the board on May 20, described it as part of an insidious and subversive implementation of critical race theory. “You may not be calling it ‘critical race theory,’ and are disguising it as social and emotional learning, but we are not fooled,” said school board ...

Survey: Majority of teachers say CRT should not be taught in schools A man holds up a sign against Critical Race Theory during a protest outside a Washoe County School District board meeting in Reno, Nev. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 5:54 PM PT – Friday, July 2, 2021 Teachers across the U.S. have continued efforts to fight against critical race theory being taught in their schools. Reports on Thursday cited a recent survey showing 55 percent of teachers...

Members of the House introduced legislation that would give teachers and first responders a no down payment mortgage option.

Legislators are eyeing a no down payment mortgage option for educators and first responders who are struggling to buy a home in today's competitive housing market.

Car insurance for teachers © Leren Lu/Getty Images Teacher writing on chalkboard There are 3.2 million teachers in the United States, which means there are millions of educators working daily to improve the quality of education for countless students. Educators deserve some perks for the long hours and numerous responsibilities being a teacher involves. And one of the benefits is being able to save on car insurance for teachers. Not only are there policies from some carriers geared specifica...

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) has done an extensive analysis of funding needs for roads and transit in Southeast Michigan. It estimates that needs in southeast Michigan on combined state and local roads, through 2030, total $55.3 billion for roads and $13.6 billion for transit, or a total of $68.9 billion. The needs for roads and transit can be broken down as follows in terms of types of expenditures required: Congestion Reduction