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Lebanon’s empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — On a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its classrooms dark, just like all of Lebanon’s public schools have been for most of the past three months. Its striking teachers were protesting in front of the Education Ministry, not far away. About a hundred teachers joined the demonstration outside the ministry, blocking traffic and holding placards demanding pay raises. “We are done with charity,” said Nisreen Chahine, the head of the union for contractor teachers. “We are not negotiating anymore. They should either rightfully pay us or go home.” The teachers gave speeches demanding officials come out and talk to them.…
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Florida classroom bookshelves left empty as education reform law goes into effect
Jacksonville instructor Andrea Phillips put in Literacy 7 days packing up her classroom library. Phillips, who specializes in supporting pupils who have problems reading through, was informed that until finally all books could be vetted and verified to be in compliance with Florida’s instruction regulations, they would will need to be place absent. “With no a numerous assortment of textbooks that signify my pupils, I are unable to get them intrigued in guides,” she said. Under Florida’s Dwelling Bill, 1467 schoolbooks have to be reviewed by a district staff holding a legitimate academic media expert certificate to make sure they are absolutely free of pornography or specified race-centered teachings.…
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