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Columbia Board of Education voted to raise wages for school bus drivers and keep COVID-19 plan in place

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday to raise wages for school bus drivers after the administration asked them to a current contract agreement with the company that CPS contracts with to bus students to and from buildings. According to the school district’s website, drivers are currently starting at $16.25/per hour, but this

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Florida's teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year

Florida is short more than 5,000 teachers, education group says. The pandemic and low pay are to blame

By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Florida’s teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year, with vacancies for teachers surging to more than 5,000, according to updated data from the Florida Education Association. There are also more than 4,000 openings for other school staff positions, according to FEA President Andrew Spar. The organization released

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Científicos analizan más de 100.000 estudios y descubren que el mundo tiene un punto ciego enorme sobre cambio climático

Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Un grupo de científicos estaba usando la inteligencia artificial para examinar unos 100.000 estudios sobre clima con el objetivo de determinar la cantidad de personas que ya estaban experimentando los impactos de la crisis climática. En su lugar, descubrieron algo más: hay una desigualdad preocupante en el mundo de la

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order banning all state entities

Texas governor bans Covid-19 vaccine mandates by any employer in state

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from enforcing vaccine mandates, the latest escalation in the Republican’s resistance to public health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. The order states that “no entity in Texas” can enforce vaccination against anyone in the

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