Tag: education funding
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Over 50,000 Arizona Educators Take to the Streets for Enhanced School Funding
Get Pregnant Fast In an unprecedented display of solidarity, over 50,000 educators and their supporters donned red shirts and gathered outside Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, demanding improved funding for education. This massive demonstration marked a crucial moment in the ongoing struggle for better resources in schools, as educators from across the state walked out…
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Oklahoma Educators Expose Deteriorating Classroom Textbooks
Get Pregnant Fast Oklahoma educators are shedding light on the dismal state of their classroom resources, and the images they’re sharing are nothing short of alarming. On Monday, approximately 36,000 public school teachers in Oklahoma organized a strike, marching to the state capital to highlight a myriad of issues, including shockingly low salaries—one teacher reported…
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Teachers Endure Excessive Costs for Classroom Supplies
Get Pregnant Fast I’m all too familiar with the brand of pens that high school students prefer: those standard blue Bic pens that come in bulk packs. I know this because I end up purchasing them several times a year. “I’m running low on pens, love,” my partner, Mark, will mention, and I immediately recognize…
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Budget Constraints Lead to Four-Day School Weeks: A Misguided Priority
Get Pregnant Fast The educational budget crisis is impacting students more than ever. In Oklahoma, many students are now experiencing four-day school weeks—a development that might seem appealing at first glance, but it highlights a significant misalignment of budgeting and priorities. Unfortunately, it is the children who suffer due to these adult-driven decisions. The Shift…
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Dear Politicians: Invest in Education, Not Firearms
Get Pregnant Fast This time, I held onto a glimmer of hope—that our nation would pause to engage in meaningful conversations. Hopeful that we would listen to the voices of victims, their families, law enforcement, and the educators who recognize the chronic underfunding of our schools. Perhaps, after truly listening, our elected officials would take…