It happens every July: Someone in my local mom group makes a post questioning the school supply lists. They want to know why they’re responsible for sending in two packs of pencils or six glue sticks. They want to know why they have to buy tissues and Clorox wipes for a classroom. And they really...
Amazon In March, Sarah Inama, a sixth grade teacher in Idaho, made national headlines when her school’s administration ordered her to take down motivational signs with messages like “Everyone Is Welcome Here” and “In this room, everyone is welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued, equal.” Now, her signs have explicitly been cited in official guidance...
Win McNamee/Getty Images News/Getty Images This week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education (ED), Agriculture (USDA), Justice (DoJ), and Labor (DoL) sent notice that the federal government will be curbing what they deem as “benefits” for “illegal aliens,” including public health programs that receive certain government grants, career and technical education programs, and...
The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images Every year, July 1 marks an important day for schools. That’s when they receive access the federal funds Congress has allocated to them for the upcoming school year. Schools have planned for this money — there’s no other way to hit the ground running in August or September. But...