Currently, schools are funded by local property taxes. This system has been widely criticized due to poorer areas receiving less funding, and therefore worse schooling, reinforcing their poverty. Policies like Robin Hood attempt to alleviate this issue, but the math doesn’t pan out. I have ano...
Perkins loans have unique requirements for loan cancellation based on the field you work in. Schools award these Federal loans to high-need students attending or planning to attend college. Make sure youfill out the FAFSA each yearand check your financial aid award to see if you qualify. Depen...
Related:North Texas schools graded for the first time since the pandemic. How did yours do? Garland ISD projected 12 of its schools would score Ds and eight would earn an F this time. All were either elementary or middle schools. That’s up from 2022 when...
High school students that are getting a jump on college through dual credit now make up the majority of students at one East Texas community college.
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Knowing when to step out of the workforce can be tricky. Here are some signs that you are ready. Maryalene LaPonsieNov. 27, 2024 Social Security Benefits When You Die Here's what happens to your Social Security benefits after you die. ...
Politically charged pushback may become better funded and more organized if public health becomes a political flashpoint in the lead-up to the presidential election. In the first few days of 2024, Florida's surgeon general, appointed by Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSanti...
The NCAA in July 2021 opened the door for NIL payments to athletes, which led to the advent of so-called collectives, funded by boosters, around many programs that are separate from school athletic departments. It’s too early to predict where collectives will end up, but regulating them ...
Schools are competing with cellphones. Here’s how they think they could win More districts across Texas and the nation are banning cellphones in classrooms. ByThe Associated Press Wire Service Aug. 27, 2024 | Updated 11:15 a.m. CDT
While there are many models of what community initiative can do to build wellbeing, there is little information on how they can accomplish these steps, or how factors change over time. For example, a review of community coalition-driven initiatives found beneficial changes in health outcomes and...