Mississippi has history of addressing teacher shortages by lowering standards
Mississippi has faced teacher shortages for many years, and the state has addressed these shortages by lowering the standards for who may become a teacher. Below is an overview,…
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Mississippi has history of addressing teacher shortages by lowering standards
Mississippi has faced teacher shortages for many years, and the state has addressed these shortages by lowering the standards for who may become a teacher. Below is an overview,…
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Alabama State Board of Education Voted to Lower Teacher Certification Requirements
In July 2022, the Alabama Board of Education voted to lower teacher certification requirements. Before the change, those wanting to become teachers in Alabama must pass the Praxis teacher test…
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Virginia Board of Education Voted To Lower Teacher Licensure Standards for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology
On Nov. 17, 2022, the Virginia Board of Education voted to lower the minimum passing scores for teacher licensure exams for chemistry, physics, and biology. All except one…
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Georgia State University Received Millions of Dollars to Partner with Atlanta Public Schools
In 2015, Georgia State University received a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its Collaboration and Reflection to Enhance Atlanta Teacher Effectiveness (CREATE) program. …
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Tupelo Public School District administrators discuss “transgender training”; school counselors share transgender guidelines that include keeping gender identity of students secret from parents
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Tupelo Public School District in Mississippi and received documents showing district administrators and counselors discussing transgender issues. One document PDE…
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Alachua County Public Schools implements “racial equity” into all subjects of curriculum; provides “gender support plan” for transgender students that can exclude parents
Alachua County Public Schools has an online page for the district’s “Office of Education Equity and Outreach.” The school district states on the page that…
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New Jersey Education Association hosts Nikole Hannah-Jones, David Hogg and Levar Burton as keynote speakers at convention; hosts “Drag Queen Story Hour” for children in attendance
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is an organization that is “open to any individual who is employed in a public school or college” and…
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Sage Ridge School partners with equity consultant “Challenge Success” to replace academic rigor with student wellness
On May 17, 2022, Sage Ridge School, an independent school for grades 3 through 12 in Reno, Nevada, hosted an information…
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Chatham County Schools trains “district-level leaders” to explicitly implement “Critical Race Theory” into the school district
On August 29, 2022, the Chatham Monitor reported that Chatham County Schools provided equity training that explicitly trained district staff in “Critical Race Theory.” Chatham…
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Washoe County School District creates “Equity Guidebook”
The Washoe County School District has an “Equity Guidebook” to help “continually build district-wide capacity around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.” The guidebook describes…
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