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Jillian Schneider | July 19, 2023 (The Lion) — Many education officials are concerned with the rise of chronic absenteeism among students. After all, schools can’t teach if students don’t attend. But an equally pressing, though less publicized, issue is that of teacher absenteeism. New data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveals teacher absenteeism

Jillian Schneider | July 11, 2023 (The Lion) — The president of the National Education Association had a lot to say about social justice at its annual meeting this week, and virtually nothing to say about academics.  Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member union, accused Florida – the assembly’s location – of being “Ground Zero for shameful,