John Abbott College teachers rallied outside the West Island CEGEP Tuesday, August 18, accusing the administration of creating a toxic and dysfunctional workplace and calling on Quebec's higher-education minister to intervene.
(The Center Square) – The nation’s two largest teachers' unions directed thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to Democratic members of key congressional education committees, according to federal campaign finance records reviewed by The Center Square.
REFUGIO — The Refugio ISD Education Foundation awarded more than $58,000 in innovative teacher grants for the 2026-27 school year during the district’s Cat Walk presentation on Aug. 10.
Genis Tobias smiles as she kneels next to a young learner and watches him sign his message to a classmate. Just months ago, this learner relied almost entirely on repeating words and phrases he heard from others, a common experience for learners demonstrating what is known as echolalia. Now he is beginning to communicate independently, […]
A vote that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany cast in June 2025 has become a centerpiece of healthcare advocates’ criticism of the Republican candidate for governor. Tiffany, along with all Republican members of Congress and no Democrats, joined in the passage of the 2025 HR 1 — the legislation that President Donald Trump and U.S. House […]
Two of the three gubernatorial candidates vying to succeed Gov. Janet Mills this November agree on the major challenges Maine schools are facing: students are falling behind in reading and math, mental health needs are growing, educators are underpaid and stretched thin, and school buildings are aging without enough resources to replace them. Democratic Hannah […]
Kim Bleier understands why screens became “a huge piece of the educational narrative” in the darkest depths of the COVID-19 remote learning era. They were essential to education itself. But Bleier, a Concord High School social studies teacher, wishes students had left some of that technology behind when they returned to the classroom. Instead, the […]