A few years ago, University of Southern California ed. school dean Pedro Noguera and I wrote a book called A Search for Common Ground. The practical work of bridging divides has drawn pretty extensive interest from state leaders, school systems, advocates, and the like. But you know where there’s been […]
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Mayor Adams will announce Friday that he’s cancelling plans to cut funding for local community schools and the city’s popular student summer program, Summer Rising, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for the mayor did not immediately return a request for comment ahead of a noon event […]
Sal Khan, the chief executive of Khan Academy, gave a rousing TED Talk last spring in which he predicted that A.I. chatbots would soon revolutionize education. “We’re at the cusp of using A.I. for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” Mr. Khan, whose nonprofit education group […]
Got a cut and need a Band-Aid? Want to be called Will instead of William? Or get your vision checked? Across Florida, hundreds of thousands of students need permission slips for what was once routine in schools. Educators in the state say recent laws and regulations around parental consent have […]
“I don’t like to start with, ‘It’s a tight budget.’ I start with what we need, and then there’s a tight budget,” Mayer (D-Yonkers) said in an interview Monday in her office at the state Capitol. Advocates are also now eyeing ways to update the antiquated formula used to divide […]
But a lack of specialised teachers, social respect and corporate participation have stunted the growth of vocational schools, leading to an oversupply of university graduates and white-collar professionals, and a shortage of skilled technical workers, according to school principals and experts. Authorities have rolled out a series of measures since […]
Parents say they enjoy the flexibility and freedom of homeschooling, which allows children to pursue their interests Students are heading back to school this week but some students in Richmond are not going back to traditional classrooms. If you happen to visit Garden City Park on a Wednesday morning, you […]
Over the winter holidays, 16 US states—including Georgia and Texas—banned the popular short-form video app TikTok in work contexts, specifically on any device one has been provided by their employer. Governors from Texas to New Hampshire issued total prohibitions on the app on “state IT infrastructure.” In South Dakota and Georgia, governing […]
Democratic lawmaker calls on new school superintendent to fire program director. Horne spokesman defends director’s First Amendment rights. PHOENIX — Two days into his second tour as state school superintendent, Republican Tom Horne is putting his stamp on the Department of Education with a slew of new hires. One of […]
In school districts around the United States, book bans are spreading at an alarming rate. PEN America recently documented more than 2,500 book bans issued across 32 different states during the 2021-22 school year. These bans are not isolated incidents, but part of a coordinated assault on public education that’s taking aim […]
With state legislatures convening soon, college leaders will once again be on guard against a range … [+] of ill-conceived bills. getty It’s January, which means that most state legislatures are beginning their sessions. Lawmakers are pre-filing bills, announcing priorities, and outlining the main issues they intend to address in […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Homeschooling is great. I’m a big fan, and will happily talk your ear off about it (and the education system) if you get me going. It’s allowed my son to blossom and thrive, […]
