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Akron teachers voice more safety concerns

Members of the Akron Education Association teachers union and others pack Monday night's Akron Board of Education meeting.

Members of the Akron Education Association teachers union and others pack Monday night’s Akron Board of Education meeting.

Parents and teachers packed Monday night’s Akron school board meeting, some of them excitedly urging board members and administrators to do more to address bad student behavior.

“While some of the safety issues that you are addressing will help with outside violence coming into our schools, you’re still not addressing the violence occurring inside our schools,” said Catina Stecz, a teacher at Firestone High School.

She and dozens of other members of the teachers union, the Akron Education Association, filled many of

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Expect more attacks on public education in Virginia 2023

Del. Marcus Simon, D-Fairfax, expects to be playing defense during the upcoming General Assembly session, at least when it comes to the ongoing push by Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republicans in the state legislature to carry out a culture war crusade in state education.

“Democrats are going to be a little bit on our heels again, trying to protect the progress that we’ve made,” Simon said, “against efforts to redefine obscenity, to limit access to educational materials and to elevate the desires of some parents under the guise of ‘parental rights’ over what’s really best for students and parents all

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How To Tell If Your Student Loans Qualify For Forgiveness Under Biden’s Plan

The Biden administration is preparing to roll out its new one-time student loan forgiveness initiative, which may provide relief for millions of borrowers. But some of the eligibility rules recently changed, as the administration faces mounting legal challenges to the program before it even gets off the ground.

Here’s where things stand in terms of eligibility, and how to find out if your student

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Family Disputes Following Death – Rickard & Associates

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