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Doctors can help teachers recharge, lessen burnout
Dr. Leah Joseph, Teladoc Health Summer vacation beckons a spirit of rest, not only for students but for teachers, who crave the respite as much (if not more) than their students. We’ve all seen the headlines time and again — our educators are overworked, and in turn, their mental health may be compromised. In the […]
America is in the middle of a labor mobilization moment
By John Logan, San Francisco State University Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions. The summer has seen a steady stream of workforce mobilizations. Employees at Trader Joe’s locations in Massachusetts and Minneapolis both voted to unionize. Meanwhile, […]
What does it mean that Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges?
Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University A court filing by the Justice Department just minutes before midnight on Aug. 30, 2022, was a sharply worded attack on former President Donald Trump’s request for a so-called “special master” – a neutral arbiter – to review the documents the FBI seized at his estate, Mar-a-Lago, earlier in […]
To prevent shootings, teachers need to be armed with information, not guns
By Matthew T. Mangino Schools do not need more resource officers, armed guards or for that matter armed teachers. Schools need to become adept at gathering information, sharing intelligence and, most importantly, making sense of what they learn. In Uvalde, Texas, we’ve learned far too well that good guys — many good guys — with […]