Another teacher submits resignation letter on YouTube
We transcribe a video resignation letter from a teacher in north-suburban Chicago, who says she is quitting with a sad, heavy heart, since everything she "loved about teaching is extinct."
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Letter to Philly schools from the Philly Orchestra
Voxitatis joins so many voices in asking the Philadelphia Public Schools not to delete music and the fine arts from students' daily lives at school.
Middle school is not usually important in peoples’ eyes
A foundation in Wisconsin has given us an idea for helping the teen suicide rate find its way back down in the US: write letters to middle schoolers and let them know they're there in our eyes.
Transcription: April 30 student protest in Providence, RI
A student-led protest in Rhode Island, mainly against standardized, high-stakes testing, has convinced a few people that students know what they're talking about.
Warning to avoid illegal activity before graduation
A very personal account of what could happen if illegal activity in the month or so before high school graduation keeps you from getting your high school diploma.
Vox ætatis: Giving at-risk students options in Belleville
Talking to the principal at an alternative day school near St Louis reveals some of the keys to putting students back on the track to success in college or career.
Vox ætatis: The 40th Annual SkillsUSA Maryland Hug-fest
The second installment in our ongoing series of "vox ætatis" highlights the SkillsUSA organization and the work done by the Maryland organization in career and technical education.
Vox ætatis: Protesting standardized tests in Colorado
The Latin phrase "vox ætatis" means "voice of an age group." In our first installment in the new series, we asked a leader of a student-led group opposed to some standardized tests a few questions.
Voxitatis: Marching Matures at Morton
Success at a Small School. When Jeff Neavor’s marching band at Morton High School just outside…