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What were the top 15 drops in the Dow Jones?

Reagan, Trump, and Bush were presidents during 7 of the top 15 drops of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. If this table is expanded to the top 20, then 80% of the large drops occurred during a republican president's tenure in office.

Trump Lawyer Resigns One Day Before Trial To Begin

Joseph Tacopina has filed with the courts that he will not represent Donald J. Trump. The E. Jean Carroll civil case is schedule to begin Tuesday January 16,...

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan Issues Order RE Postponement

On May 9, 2023, a jury found Donald J. Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation. The jury awarded Ms. Carroll $5 million in damages. Seven months ago,...

Retaining Teachers

Teacher Retention: Are Stayers and Leavers Really Different?

Teacher turnover is common in hard-to-staff schools, with retirements, family changes, and personal challenges influencing the staying and leaving of teachers. While percentages vary...

Idaho: Strong undercurrent of despair

A report to the Idaho state legislature paints a bleak picture for teacher morale (full report). “We could see an undercurrent of despair among teachers,”...

The importance of churn needs greater study

Bonich, Merlina, and Porter (2012) describe churn as instability among school personnel. Anyone involved in schooling knows that education churn is a constant background...

Added New Article Topic Listing

Three additions. (1) A Science teacher retention page was added to the article topics. (2) Pirkle, S. F. (2010, Fall). Stemming the tide: Retaining and supporting...

Generation Y

Generation Y teachers, born between 1977 and 1995, compose 18% of the workforce. Unfortunately the rate of turnover for these teachers is greater than...

Instruments Added

After reading the article by Corbell, Osborne, and Reima (2010) on the Perceptions of Success Inventory for Beginning Teachers (PSI-BT) instrument, I decided to...
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