Education is an important part of our society and government.
Education is an important part of our society and state governments play a major role in funding and overseeing education. From the halls of individual state capitols, news about education is constantly changing. DMGS provides the most up-to-date information on education policy and legislation, so you can stay informed and make informed decisions.
Photo credit: iStock.com/runna10 Every year in the United States, a growing number of teachers leave their positions. While there are multiple reasons for this alarming trend, many teachers point to inadequate compensation as a significant [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/yacobchuk The use of cell phones by students in classrooms is on the rise, despite 77% of schools prohibiting cell phones at school for non-academic use. With students often disregarding these rules or [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/SeventyFour According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is on the rise. A 2022 CDC report showed that 37% of high school [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/designer491 With the ever-rising costs associated with higher education, students and families are taking out more loans than in the past. Many states are creating legislation to protect citizens from potentially exploitive loan [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/artisteer A growing trend among states has been to remove four-year college degree requirements from state job postings. While the requirement for a college degree has long been a standard prerequisite for many [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Standart A recent study found that, between 2017 and 2020, 19.5% of children and adolescents aged 2–19, roughly 14.7 million youth, were obese. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Koshiro Kiyota Since the first student-athlete compensation laws went into effect on July 1, 2021, other states across the nation have been scrambling to enact regulations. Name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/ChrisDoDutch At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools shifted to virtual learning for their students. While in-person instruction is back, with the ability to use virtual learning, some argue that schools [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/RobHainer Hazing—any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them, regardless of a person’s willingness to participate—continues to feature in the American Greek life [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/jovan_epn Parents play a primary role in the upbringing of their children, and exercise significant control over their children’s education. Nevertheless, the question of how absolute a parent’s right to dictate how [...]
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