DAJABÓN, Dominican Republic — Kelvin Vensy sits for hours on end on a metal barricade that separates Haiti from the Dominican Republic, holding on to a cardboard box with wax candles. “Two candles for 15 pesos,” Kelvin, 13, shouts in creole over and over, as people rush by. Kelvin said he takes every cent he… Continue reading Parents across Haiti scramble to keep their children safe and in school despite the violence
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From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers
Vance Varner is heading into another school year desperately searching for teachers and staff members: an English instructor, a special education teacher, a speech therapist. Varner, the superintendent of schools in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, a rural community 30 minutes from the Penn State campus, said 49 of his 403 teacher positions are still vacant less… Continue reading From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers