Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News
June 19, 2018 • No Comments
Many teachers, like other public employees, have traditionally accepted a trade-off: In exchange for relatively low salaries, they could expect relatively generous benefits, including pensions and low- or no-cost health premiums. But in an era of $100,000-a-year drugs and government budget cuts, school districts are struggling to find the money to keep up their end of the bargain, forced to take away from classroom funding and even modest, cost-of-living raises. Many cash-strapped school boards, cities and legislatures view health care benefits as an unpredictable budget-buster.
June 12, 2018 • No Comments
Simply identifying students who are having a mental health crisis isn’t enough, said Tammi Mackeben, president of the Lone Star State School Counselor Association.
June 7, 2018 • No Comments
But drug prevention education in schools has evolved significantly since the “Just Say No” days of the ’80s — and now typically takes an approach that’s more appropriate for the era of ubiquitous weed access. It’s one that emphasizes decision-making and critical thinking skills instead of abstinence.
Alison Pfaff, Assistant Photo Editor
June 18, 2018
With a star-studded, primarily female cast, Ocean’s 8 starring Sandra Bullock, as well as many other familiar faces, was a fun and typical heist movie. Going into the theater, I knew what to expect:...
Astronaut Sally K. Ride’s legacy – encouraging young women to embrace science and engineering
June 18, 2018
Riot Fest releases first wave of lineup
June 15, 2018
“First Reformed” is a masterpiece of biblical proportions
June 13, 2018
David Moshman/University of Nebraska - Lincoln, The Conversation
June 14, 2018
The problems are general to all universities. Fortunately, so are the solutions.
Bourdain, Spade suicides show how even those at the top can know the lows of depression
June 11, 2018
“Roseanne” deserved to be cancelled, and it’s not a double-standard
June 8, 2018
How a masculine culture that favors sexual conquests gave us “incels.”
June 6, 2018
Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
May 24, 2018 • Comments closed
I found myself crying harder than I had in years. Anguish welling in my eyes, an inescapable depression streaming down my face. How could Bowie be gone? Close people in my life, even family members, have died. Yet,...
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Outdoor track to compete at nationals
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Nothing to die for (Put my miracles on ice)
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Comic: We should get paid at the checkout line
June 14, 2018
Comic: Proposal for new line of presidential succession
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