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US Students’ Education At Risk As Teachers Quit At Alarming Rate; 550K Vacant Positions Need To Be Filled

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US Students’ Education At Risk As Teachers Quit At Alarming Rate; 550K Vacant Positions Need To Be Filled

KEY POINTS In most districts, teachers are tasked with creating an even more rigorous curriculum. Shortages are even more pronounced among high-needed subject areas such as math, science, special education, and bilingual education. The education system in the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis as public school teachers leave the profession at an alarming … Read more

Quebec calls on Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from secularism law case

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Quebec calls on Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from secularism law case

The Quebec government is requesting that Supreme Court Justice Mahmud Jamal recuse himself from hearing the challenge to the province’s secularism law because he was board president for one of the plaintiffs.   In letters sent to the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada, Attorney General of Quebec Bernard Roy, the Mouvement laïque québécois, as … Read more

An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop 

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An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop 

As It Happens6:21An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop Steve Bagmanyan is putting retirement on hold — and he couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Bagmanyan is the supervisor at a warehouse in Los Angeles, where a small, but mighty, team of music lovers repair musical instruments for thousands of public … Read more