The problem of recruiting and retaining qualified police officers is not just a local problem, as described in a recent Detroit News piece ("Local law enforcement agencies up ante to recruit officers, ...

One of the aims of Louisiana's high-stakes testing program was to curb social promotion in public schools. Instead of basing promotion in fourth- and eighth-grade on letter grades assigned by teachers ...

Amid a national and state teaching shortage, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has been considering raising Standards of Learning (SOL) cut scores for 3rd to 12th grade students. The ...

With a handful of states leading the way, high school graduation standards are climbing around the nation. “Today we signed into law higher graduation standards for Michigan’s students,” said Chuck ...

Do you know what is the fastest car from 0-60 mph in mass production? According to Motortrend, the answer is Tesla's Model S Plaid. How can we know that? It has been tested and the numbers prove it, ...

State and local government purchasing means billions in contracts for private companies. There’s increasing interest in including standards for worker compensation in the requirements for bidders.

Nursing home workers in Minnesota have been fighting for better pay since 2015. That’s when the state government started funding their employers based on average costs without dictating how much ...

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and The Recruitment Network (TRN) have today announced a new alliance that gives the members of both organisations increased benefits. The enhanced ...

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