Amazon, Walmart, Target are paying for college, but money isn’t everything in education
From CNBC By Eric Rosenbaum Sept 29, 2021 KEY POINTS Major employers of low-wage workers have made the right decision to offer tuition payment upfront...
Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)
From EdSurge By Jeffrey R. Young Sep 24, 2021 It may not seem too surprising that one of the best-funded edtech startups in the past...
Absenteeism surging since schools reopened
From EdSource By Carolyn Jones Sept. 27, 2021 A month into in-person learning for most California schools, some districts are reporting soaring rates of absenteeism...
Analysis of 20 large districts finds 90% began school year with teacher shortages
From K-12 Dive By Shawna De La Rosa Sept. 27, 2021 Dive Brief: An analysis of data from 20 large school districts found 18 began...
Report: Monitoring online student activity may create privacy disparities
From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel Sept. 27, 2021 Dive Brief: School systems’ monitoring practices for student online activity may be leading to disproportionate disciplinary...
4 ways to bring joy back to math after a year of virtual learning
Helping students shake off negative math identities and discover how math concepts are related are some of the strategies being promoted. From K-12 Dive By...
Edison State Recognized as a Model for Helping Rural High School Students Get a Jump Start on College
Robust advising program drives record enrollment in College Credit Plus An innovative program developed by Edison State Community College provides high school students with specialized...
What educators can do to help students boost focus in returns to in-person learning
From K-12 Dive By Lauren Barack Sept. 22, 2021 Dive Brief: Educators can offer a variety of strategies and tools to elementary students to help...
Teacher Based Teams and the Ohio Improvement Process at Greenville High School
By Stan Hughes, Principal From Greenville City Schools Many schools throughout the state of Ohio take part in a process called the Ohio Improvement Process...
Know! To Balance Work and Play
From Prevention Action Alliance The lazy days of summer have come and gone, and the school year is full steam ahead. But with our children’s...
The Quiet Crisis of Parents on the Tenure Track
Parenthood can be punishing for academics. Too often, colleges fail them. From The Chronicle of Higher Education By Maggie Doherty September 20, 2021 Melissa Morris...
16,000 people, 81,000-seat stadium: what happens when college football dominates a town
Clemson home games are worth millions of dollars to the town. But that also left it vulnerable when Covid swept through the season From The...
Colleges Climbing Toward Vaccine Compliance
Among colleges mandating COVID vaccines, many are reporting steady progress toward compliance with the requirements, even as their approaches to stragglers differ. From Inside Higher...
Will the SAT and ACT ever be removed from the U.S. News rankings?
Admissions experts believe change could be coming to the influential lists, but it may take a shift in what students and families want. From Higher...
This College Is Asking Personal Questions — and the Answers Have Helped Boost Completion Rates
From The Chronicle of Higher Education By Taylor Swaak September 16, 2021 On August 30, Amarillo College emailed its students a message it sends every...