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Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

October 9, 2022 Public, school, Book, Fires, concerns, Raising, teacher, SameSex, Substitute, Depicting, Over, Couples0 comment

Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library. Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher. In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

Education Dept sets deadline for Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver

August 26, 2022 Deadline, Service, Dept., Education, Sets, loan, Waiver, Forgiveness, Public0 comment

The Education Department is trying to make it easier for public servants to receive student debt relief, but the changes to the federal relief program are only temporary. The agency added a waiver to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, in an effort to help more public servants receive debt relief, but to qualify for the program, applications must be in by Oct. 31. The PSLF program, in part, aims to encourage more college graduates to join the federal service. Borrowers who have worked for 10 years in federal…

Jan. 6 Committee Outlines What To Expect From ‘Non-Traditional’ Public Hearings

January 2, 2022 Public, from, Expect, Committee, hearings, Outlines, Jan., ‘NonTraditional’0 comment

<p>Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), both of whom serve on the Jan. 6 committee, on Sunday detailed expectations ahead of the panel’s upcoming public hearings.</p> Talking Points Memo