[ad_1] Requires continuous learning As a retired educator, I am disheartened by the continued attacks on public education. There is a shortage of teachers and professional and certified staff, and schools lack adequate funding. We want educators to address the many issues children bring into the classroom. But the public wants to decide which books ...

[ad_1] Food science student wins $10,000 grand prize for dairy invention “Cream Cheese Clouds” are gluten-free frozen snacks that customers can put in the oven for 20 minutes to prepare. Cream Cheese Cloud” won the grand prize of $10,000. (Created by Megan Zaugg in her Canva) BYU Food Science undergraduates won the $10,000 grand prize ...

[ad_1] Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — Amid rising suicides and rising depression, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is ​​creating a Department of Mental Health. Bishop John Dolan said his brother has long struggled with mental illness. He also lost his brother and sister to suicide. “In the ’70s, nobody talked about suicide,” said Bishop Dolan. ...

[ad_1] Milwaukee — Milwaukee women are on a mission to reduce waste while creating fashionable, upcycled clothing. Madame Chino Vanessa Devaki Andrew owns Madam Chino. She started it in her 2003. “Let’s turn what people see as garbage into something I can sell and add value to,” said Andrew. She uses old t-shirts, boat sails ...

[ad_1] Teachers in Hillsboro County can resume classes on human sexuality despite being asked to remove detailed depictions of the human body. Social conservatives, backed by longtime activist Terry Kemple, opposed precepts that district leaders said were developed in accordance with state law and emphasized abstinence to prevent pregnancy and disease. “This is a curriculum ...

[ad_1] The first school started in Oswego by the earliest settlers in the 1830s was funded by dues paid by the parents of attending students. However, in 1850 the Illinois legislature passed a bill allowing public schools to be funded through property taxes, greatly increasing the number of schools and the quality of education they ...

[ad_1] Mark McCroskey, Vice President of Systems Operations for Northeastern Health System, was recently appointed to the Oklahoma Board of Health by Governor Kevin Stitt. This nine-person committee is charged with protecting and promoting the health of Oklahomans by preventing illness and injury and ensuring conditions in which Oklahomans can remain healthy. McCroskey’s more than ...

[ad_1] Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward is changing. Condo buildings and modern minimalist homes mark the low-income housing block. Many longtime residents of the historic district where Martin Luther King Jr. was born have been slashed and relegated to other parts of town. The Atlanta Medical Center, a ...