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  Teacher shortages continue across America  By Jackson Benigni Skyhawk View Staff Reporter  School districts in the United States continue to lose teachers for numerous reasons, hurting students' educational needs and the morale of educators.  An ongoing national problem for many years grew during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 and ended in 2022. In the last two years, Cardona has visited governors and superintendents in 45 states to talk about shortages and different solutions.  “Whether I was in California, Texas, or Maine the shortages didn’t change. Each state is struggling with the lack of teachers in their school districts,” said Cardona. He started his career in education more than 20 years ago as a teacher in his hometown Meriden, Connecticut. He graduated from Central Connecticut University and a master’s and doctoral degree from the University of Connecticut. In 2021 on March 2nd, he was appointed to become the secretary of education....

  By Paige Martin  Skyhawk View Staff Reporter    When Avian Dandridge’s family seafood restaurant began struggling financially in the early 2000s, he stepped in as part owner. He began looking for funding to put the restaurant on a better financial footing. He knew changes needed to be made to Off the Hook in New York, and those changes would need an infusion of cash.    Dandridge first turned to a traditional standard bank loan but was only offered high-interest rates, which would not be feasible for growing the business. He realized that he would need to look at less traditional sources for his business and sought funding from seven private investors to help improve the family business.    As a Black business owner, Dandridge is not alone in having difficulty obtaining financial funding.    Recent research shows that Dandridge’s experience is common among minority small business entrepreneurs who often have difficulties obtaining fund...

Jack Powers   Professor White   Journalism 100   12 December 2023 Self-Employment Might Be the Answer to Boosting Your Satisfaction   Skyhawk View Staff Reporter   By Jack Powers   After working in the fine dining industry , And y Johnson feels that the food does not meet his needs of unique culinary and exotic flavors experiences. Since he was  unhappy with the lack of menu variety at his current place of employment, he contemplat ed opening his own restaurant. Ultimately, Johnson   decide d to open a restaurant to ensure a variety of dishes for his community to have as well as rich flavors popping in people s’ mouth s.   “I just c ould n’t keep doing the same job for years knowing I could do it better and get paid more if I opened my own restaurant ,” said Johnson .     Johnson reported increased satisfaction after leaving his place of employment an d working for himself.   This association between self-em...