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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Sep. 19, 2023 07:23 AM EDT

Champaign News-Gazette. September 15, 2023. Editorial: Illinois House speaker: Unions are for thee, but not for me Here’s a breathtaking case of hypocrisy. Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch has long characterized himself as a champion of workers’...

Millennial Money: Food service workers prepped for success in other jobs

Sep. 12, 2023 07:58 AM EDT

My first time bartending I was left alone at the bar on a busy summer night with zero training. I cried in the back for a few minutes, then started pouring drinks. I mean, I didn’t have a lot of options. At one point, I was so stressed I asked a customer how to make a gin and tonic. ...

It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war

Sep. 01, 2023 10:45 AM EDT

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year. First graders dressed in Ukrainian embroidered...

Editorial Roundup: South Dakota

Aug. 23, 2023 18:37 PM EDT

Madison Daily Leader. August 17, 2023. Editorial: ‘Teacher Pathway’ has roots at Dakota State Among the many industries short of qualified professionals is teaching. South Dakota’s K-12 teacher shortage is notable and needs immediate attention. ...

Day of emotion for hundreds of thousands of students in England as they learn final school results

Aug. 17, 2023 10:10 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — For hundreds of thousands of final-year high school students in England, Thursday was a day of high emotion as they learned how they did in exams that will largely determine what they will be doing over the coming years. Early morning nerves were followed by either...

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US

Aug. 11, 2023 13:36 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more...