Hannah Rabinowitz

Retribution or Rehabilitation? The Dilemma Facing Schools

School resource officer Alfred Giusto stands in South Portland High on Friday, March 2, 2018Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. On her first day as a public school teacher, Hailly Korman walked into her Los Angelas classroom to find there were only enough desks in the room to seat half ofContinue reading “Retribution or Rehabilitation? The Dilemma Facing Schools”

Senate hears testimony on Social Security scams sweeping the nation’s cellphones.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —- Scam callers impersonating the Social Security Administration have caused $38 million in reported losses to Americans in 2019 alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The Senate Special Committee on Aging’s 2020 Fraud Book, released today, says that seniors in particular are vulnerable to this scam due to increased rates of isolation. Continue reading “Senate hears testimony on Social Security scams sweeping the nation’s cellphones.”

Secretary Devos pushes for changes to academic discipline

WASHINGTON — Betsy Devos appeared on Capitol Hill this Thursday to testify about the Department of Education’s proposed budget and Title IX rules that further rethink discipline in the academic setting. The new budget proposal would change how Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs that receive government funding asContinue reading “Secretary Devos pushes for changes to academic discipline”