What do school districts credit for successful pandemic pivots?
From K-12 Dive By Shawna De La Rosa Sept. 20, 2021 Dive Brief: New research from Next Generation Learning Challenges examines what school districts did...
Playing during a pandemic: How schools keep music education going
From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel Sept. 15, 2021 Dive Brief: Music education programs should consider student safety through masking, instrument-sharing policies, distancing and outdoor...
Could Biden’s vaccine mandate exacerbate school staff shortages?
The extent to which districts will be impacted by the new rule could vary depending on several factors. From K-12 Dive Naaz Modan Sept. 14,...
For Constitution Day, a sobering new finding on 2021 survey on Americans’ civics knowledge
From The Washington Post By Valerie Strauss September 17, 2021 For years, a respected annual survey of civics knowledge among American adults has provided mocking...
How Toxic Positivity Demoralizes Teachers and Hurts Schools
From EdSurge By Stephen Noonoo Sep 13, 2021 Several years ago, during her first year teaching at a new school, Rachel cried a lot. Under...
An Eighth Grader Was Tired of Being Late to Zoom School. So He Made an App for That.
From EdSurge By Nadia Tamez-Robledo Sep 10, 2021 Seth Raphael was in middle school when the pandemic hit, sending millions of students from the classroom...
Mills College trustees finalize merger with Northeastern after court order lifted
The 169-year-old Mills will cease to be a women’s institution despite a legal challenge from its own alumnae association. From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy...
Edison State Experiences Enrollment Increase
September 16, 2021 The 2020–2021 commencement ceremony marked a momentous occasion as Edison State Community College awarded 735 degrees and certificates, the largest amount in...
Everyone Has a Role in Preventing Suicides
From Prevention Action Alliance September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is a topic that is stigmatized and often not discussed openly with others—even with...
Future of Learning: Tackling controversial science
From The Hechinger Report By Javeria Salman Sep 15, 2021 How do you teach kids about science when there is so much scientific misinformation and...
Employers’ new strategy: Come for the work, stay for the college tuition
From Marketplace By Kristin Schwab Sep 13, 2021 The newest way retailers are trying to attract and retain workers? Free college. Amazon is offering free...
House Democrats press for speedy release of Title IX proposal
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Sept. 14, 2021 Dive Brief: Dozens of Democrats in the House of Representatives are asking the U.S. Department...
Major college sports are under siege and they want K Street to save them
The NCAA is tasking seasoned D.C. hands to help it figure out a world in which college athletes can earn cash off their name and...
NASA helps students launch into new school year with space-related educational resources
From Space.com By Rebecca Sohn The space agency has a lot of materials on offer. As students head back to school, NASA is ready with...
Is Biden’s vaccine mandate legal? It doesn’t matter.
The administration knows employer mandates are likely legal, and it has decided the economic and public health benefits of a requirement are worth the risk...