Bellevue Public Schools has presented a revised proposal that would only close two schools in response to criticism from parents on plans to close other elementary schools as a cost-saving measure. Three elementary schools, Eastgate, Wilburton, and Ardmore, would have been closed as part of the district’s initial plan. Instead, the district’s plan would enlarge … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, spoke out against ChatGPT in schools during a Thursday night CNN town hall. Virginia is one of many nationwide districts that have banned ChatGPT, the new AI technology that alarmed educators due to worries about student cheating and learning. During the “The War Over Education” event, CNN’s Jake Tapper questioned … Read more
LA BATON ROUGE – Officials at EBR Readiness, an alternative district school, are coming to terms with yesterday’s campus pandemonium. Officials are still looking into how the 200-person brawl spiraled out of control. One teacher requesting anonymity stated that she is taking a break due to stressful and risky circumstances. “We told human resources that … Read more
Wednesday, the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan, said he supported several bills to make schools safer. One of these bills would require districts to plan how to handle an active shooter. The bill, which also increases funding for mental health services, has become one of the most well-known ways for lawmakers … Read more
On Wednesday morning at a school in Louisiana, a big fight sent one officer to the hospital, leading to several arrests. Officials in Baton Rouge said that 10 people were arrested at East Baton Rouge Readiness Alternative School after fights broke out between students and parents all over the school grounds. The East Baton Rouge … Read more
School and police officials in Massachusetts say that a middle school teacher is on paid administrative leave because they were accused of grabbing a student. On Wednesday, a message was sent to families in the Pentucket Regional School District, which includes the towns of Groveland, Merrimac, and West Newbury. The news was about what happened … Read more
Three people who work for the Philadelphia School District and a neighbor were almost hit by bullets Wednesday afternoon. They are lucky to be alive. It happened just before 4 p.m. in West Philadelphia at the Heston School on 54th Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Near the school building, a 21-year-old man was shot in the … Read more
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Loans are federal student loans available until June 2010. At first, private companies paid for these loans, but now the U.S. Department of Education owns most of them. The Direct Loan program, which is still in use today, replaced FFELP in 2010. Even though the FFEL Program is no … Read more
Consolidating Parent PLUS Loans can be a relatively straightforward process, but knowing the different types of consolidation and how they can help you is essential. Parent PLUS Loans are federal student loans, so you can use the Direct Consolidation Loan program or refinance your loans with a private lender to combine them into one loan. … Read more
Based on their credit score, most borrowers fall into two main categories: prime or subprime. Someone with excellent credit may not have a perfect credit score, but it’s high enough to get the best or “prime” interest rates. Because of this, people with prime credit are more likely to get the best credit cards, but … Read more