Education Agency says it won’t enforce mask mandate ban
From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan Aug. 20 2021 UPDATE: Aug. 20, 2021: Following federal intervention this week, the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday it...
Polls: Parents Support School Mask Mandates But Oppose Student Vaccine Requirements
From NPR Ed By Sneha Dey August 19, 2021 As millions of children head back to classrooms, parents are trying to track mask mandates and...
Sophomores in name only: Helping students start their second first year
Colleges scramble to give extra support to sophomores whose first college year was disrupted by Covid-19 From The Hechinger Report By Olivia Sanchez August 19,...
Delta variant prompts quick countermeasures from some colleges
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Aug. 19, 2021 Dive Brief: The surging coronavirus delta variant is spurring some colleges to make early changes...
Should breakthrough infections change colleges’ fall plans?
From Higher Ed Dive By Natalie Schwartz Aug. 17, 2021 Dive Brief: Duke University reported more than 100 positive coronavirus cases in the week ending...
How free college became a perk for American workers
As employees quit their jobs at record rates, companies like Target and Walmart are offering better benefits to retain them. From Vox.com By Terry Nguyen...
Harry Stephens Trust continues major support of Empowering Programs
GREENVILLE – The Harry D. Stephens Memorial Trust Fund has continued its support of Empowering Darke County Youth with its second major June distribution. This...
Study Finds Reopening Schools Linked with Improved Parent Mental Health
From EdSurge By Rebecca Koenig Aug 18, 2021 The unusual school, work and home conditions that so many Americans have faced during the pandemic have...
Students Must Learn to Think Critically. It’s Up to Us to Teach Them How.
From EdSurge By Scott Miller Aug 12, 2021 Many years ago, fresh off completing my college degree, I found myself teaching grade 10 geography in...
The Collapse of China’s Online Tutoring Industry Is Taking American Educators Down With It
From EdSurge By Emily TateAug 16, 2021 The sky was still pitch-black when Anna Whitehead rose from bed to begin teaching for the day. It’s...
It’s Time to Reboot Our Thinking About Adult Learners in a Digitally Transformed World
From EdSurge By Sean Gallagher Aug 11, 2021 As our economy enters a new era, so too must the world of postsecondary education. Twenty-five years...
Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak returns after 4-year shutdown
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Aug. 17, 2021 Dive Brief: Yik Yak, the anonymous messaging app that shut down four years ago after...
How They Filled Their Classes
Some private colleges, without great fame, had a great admissions year. They used a variety of strategies, but one common theme: They stayed open in...
Survivor advocates call for quick changes to Title IX
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Aug. 16, 2021 Dive Brief: Six activist groups for sexual assault survivors are calling on U.S. Secretary of...
More students reporting poor mental health as barrier to learning, suggest SEL support is waning
From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan Aug. 12, 2021 Dive Brief: A YouthTruth survey of more than 200,000 students in 585 schools across 19 states...