Covingtons, Kentucky – On a chilly Tuesday, a woman was found dead inside her Covingtson, Kentucky, home. The death was confirmed by Covingtions superintendent.Covingtons school district confirmed that two people have died and that the school is looking into the cause of death.A third person is being treated at a hospital for minor injuries.The death is […]
By Amy M. DePillis, USA TODAY The US is facing its worst period of student debt crisis since the Great Depression.The federal government has been forced to borrow more than $2 trillion, and its share of the national debt has more than doubled.A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that about half of […]
I’ve had the opportunity to visit a handful of schools across the UK, and one of the most impressive is in Staffordshire.In the northern part of the county, Staffordshire College has been given the dubious honour of being the most open, inclusive, and inclusive school in the country.I attended one of their school trips as […]
The Dutch education system has been hit by a crippling cash crunch.While the government has pledged $500 million in extra funding to support the struggling system, the Netherlands is struggling to cope.In the past year, its government has taken $1.1 billion in new funding.Some Dutch schools are struggling to provide quality learning materials, and the […]
Portuguese students are being taught that “a man is worth more than a woman” and “a woman is worth less than a man,” according to a new book by a Portuguese university.The book, “Das deuje novus, das svenska della voce da Libera” (We Cannot, Yet, Give Up, the Lessons of Our Past), was published in […]
South Africa’s first and only high school was built in 1964 with a sound track, and now more than 10,000 children attend it, the sound system in the capital, Johannesburg, has been the focus of a campaign to raise funds for its upkeep.A number of local schools are being built with sound systems, and some […]
A new report shows that the United States has some of the worst education systems in the world, according to a study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.In addition, the study found that the US schools are failing at making students more resilient and employable.The report, which was published in the Journal of […]
As the U.S. school-to-prison pipeline ages, there’s been a big push to find new ways to cut down on overcrowding and make schools more welcoming for students.But many of the innovations have come at the expense of safety.The new report from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) finds that at least three of the top […]
The Quincy school system is in the middle of a crisis and has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in unpaid bills, according to court documents.ABC News has obtained a copy of a lawsuit filed Monday against the Quincy school district and its board of trustees, alleging the district violated state law by […]
Montgomery County schools, including the school district that serves Montgomery, are facing an unprecedented level of debt and a major budget crisis.The district’s financial crisis was exacerbated by the school board’s refusal to pay the full cost of its proposed $1.4 billion bond issue, according to documents obtained by Buzzfeed.The bond issue had to be […]