By Mia Holtzein-Sirman, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of pixabay.com Charter schools are publicly funded yet independently run. This means they rely on government funding but are not required to adhere to a state’s curriculum or standards. Charter schools were conceived to allow more flexibility in teaching styles and curriculum planning.[1] They […]
By Regan Jarvis, Feature Editor Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Beginning in 2025, law school applicants may no longer be required to take the Law School Admissions Test (“LSAT”).[1] This decision was determined by a vote by the American Bar Association (“ABA”), after a longstanding debate on the merits of the exam.[2] The […]
By Felicia Dusha, Feature Editor Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In December 2020, Congress voted to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated students after a 26-year ban.[1] Beginning July 1, 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible.[2] This will enable students who are enrolled in eligible prison educational programs to pursue […]
By Edward Walsh, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of pixabay.com On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed extraordinary new regulations limiting the levels of per- and polyfluorinated substances (“PFAS”), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ present in drinking water.[1] This marks the first time in over 26 years that the EPA […]
By Jacob Schramm, Feature Editor Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Celebrities, athletes, scientists, and politicians, including former President Barack Obama, have commented on the impact that teachers have made on their lives.[1] Bill Gates credited his fourth-grade English teacher with stoking his passion for learning at a pivotal time in his life, […]
By Amelia Trello, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of unsplash.com On March 14, OpenAI released its newest advancement in AI technology, GPT-4 with claims that it can beat 90 percent of human bar test takers, as well as other professional exams.[1] According to the company, “GPT-4 exhibits human-level performance on the majority […]
By Alexa Glista, Feature Editor Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Senate Bill 244, which is a part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s ‘Teachers’ Bill of Rights’ package filed by Senator Alexis Calatayud,[1] was advanced by the Florida Senate Education PreK-12 Committee on March 6, 2023.[2] The Bill was unanimously passed and will be moving to the Appropriations Committee […]
By Hannah Schaffer, Editor-in-Chief Photo courtesy of pixabay.com Book bans are sweeping the nation at school boards across the country are prohibiting books from classrooms “due to their sexually explicit or otherwise controversial content.”[1] During the 2021-2022 academic year, PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans reported 2,532 instances of […]
by Casey Seaman, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Women account for nearly 60 percent of the workforce, most of whom work during their pregnancies.[1] For years, pregnant workers, especially women in low wage and physically demanding jobs, were punished for being pregnant.[2] Employers routinely denied pregnant workers temporary job accommodations needed […]
by Regan Jarvis, Blog Editor Photo courtesy of pexels.com In June 2022, after nearly 50 years of precedent, Roe v. Wade,[1] and Planned Parenthood v. Casey[2], were overturned in the Supreme Court’s landmark opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org.[3] Justice Alito, in the majority opinion stated, “Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no […]
