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Political influence in education is getting out of hand 

Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer  The political influence in the classroom is getting ridiculous. If it continues, it’s only going to lead to harmful policies that will limit students’ chances of getting the education we deserve.  Educating students on global and social issues is monumental for students to become well-informed adults. This isn’t about whether […]

Educators are fleeing Florida and here’s why

Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer The number of educators working in Florida is dropping at an alarming rate due to our state’s seeming inability to give them appropriate academic freedom or pay them properly.  In a new report from Florida’s largest association of professional employees, the Florida Education Association, there is currently a vacancy of […]

Education students concerned over Florida legislation addressing teacher shortage

Paloma Pimentel | Contributing Writer As classroom instruction becomes an increasingly charged topic in Florida’s public schools and universities, the state’s public education system faces a critical teacher shortage that has led to drastic policies implemented by Tallahassee to fill the gaps.  Some of those policies have taken a particular toll on education majors at […]

Pay the Teachers to Keep the Teachers

Melanie Arougueti/ Staff Writer The Wall Street Journal reported at the near end to 2018 how the teachers have quit at alarming rates. Yet, this is not a surprise. It has been reported that during the first ten months of 2018 more and more public educators have been quitting their jobs, according to the Labor […]

Building student-teacher relationships

Contributing writer Adrianne Richardson discusses the benefits of building student-teacher relationships.

Are students better off without professors?

Contributing writer Ashley Valentin explores the idea of learning without the presence of professors.

Fighting fire with firearms

Brian Anderson/Contributing Writer In light of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut—and other shootings in Colorado, Arizona and Texas there have been changes initiated in gun laws, legislation and rules for the purchasing of firearms and ammunition. Other issues have prevailed. A New York newspaper, The Journal News, was highly criticized for publishing names […]

Fighting fire with firearms

Brian Anderson/Contributing Writer In light of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut—and other shootings in Colorado, Arizona and Texas there have been changes initiated in gun laws, legislation and rules for the purchasing of firearms and ammunition. Other issues have prevailed. A New York newspaper, The Journal News, was highly criticized for publishing names […]

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