So many #teachers off at the moment with some sort of cold-adjacent viral infection. I am relieved when it’s a 5-period day! because I can’t get put on cover. Interesting and terrifying that no one is testing to see if it’s #Covid. 5 out of 8 science teachers have had it so far and not one has tested.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education says 5,881 students have been killed and 9,899 wounded in Gaza and the occupied West Bank by Israeli attacks since October 7.
One of them was Habiba.
The ministry added that 264 teachers and school administrators have been killed and 960 injured in Gaza, while six have been injured and more than 73 arrested in the occupied West Bank.
The good, bad and ugly in #Hawaii's legislature: "Apparently the Department of Education may be losing up to 15% of its funding this year. If the public were asked where should we spend less money, 0% will say 'Education.'”
Today in Labor History March 22, 1972: U.S. Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. It failed. And to this day, women earn 84% of what men do. One of the exceptions is public education, where teachers’ unions have fought and won the right to collectively bargain salaries based on years of experience, not gender. The first ERA was introduced to Congress in 1923. The 1972 had wide bipartisan support, including by presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, and seemed destined to pass. However, Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women against the amendment, arguing that it would disadvantage housewives, make them eligible for the draft and cause divorcees to lose custody of their children. This killed the ERA in the 1970s. From 2017-2020, several states have ratified the ERA. However, it is uncertain whether these ratifications are legal, since they occurred after the deadlines. Schlafly went on to become a major player in the anti-abortion and anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ rights movements.
Today in Labor History March 18, 1937: A natural gas explosion in New London, Texas killed over 300 students, teachers and parents in the worst public-school disaster in American history. The event led to worldwide sympathy. Even Hitler sent a telegram of condolences.
Hey #UK#education#teachers . #brexit means no more #etwinning . I have made an space where you can collaborate with other European and world schools. schoolpartners.eu