Colleges Envisioned a Near-Normal Fall Semester. Then Came the Delta Variant.
A month out from the new term, some colleges are responding to a Covid surge by changing strategy. From The Chronicle of Higher Education By...
Colleges still rolling out fall mitigation strategies as coronavirus cases once again rise
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf July 26, 2021 Dive Brief: As COVID-19 cases climb in the U.S. fueled by the more infectious delta...
How colleges are responding to the CDC’s new mask guidelines
While some schools are adding mask mandates, others are ignoring the guidance or have their hands tied by state policies. From Higher Ed Dive By...
Over two-thirds of bachelor’s-granting colleges won’t require SAT, ACT for fall 2022
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf July 29, 2021 Dive Brief: More than two-thirds of bachelor’s degree-granting colleges won’t require SAT and ACT scores...
CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission
From NPR.org By Allison Aubrey July 27, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance on wearing masks Tuesday. In a reversal...
Forget Critical Race Theory in the Classroom. Kids Are Learning About Race on TikTok.
From EdSurge By Noble Ingram Jul 27, 2021 For some, it’s crucial civic education. For others, it’s “political advocacy” and “anti-American theories.” For plenty of...
As COVID-19 cases rise, parents continue weighing returns to in-person learning
From K-12 Dive By Shawna De La Rosa July 27, 2021 Dive Brief: As the school year approaches, school leaders are stepping up efforts to...
NYC is promising expanded special education services after school and on Saturdays. Here’s what we know.
From Chalkbeat By Alex Zimmerman Jul 28, 2021 For thousands of students with disabilities in New York City, the pandemic upended crucial services, from physical...
Edison State to Hold In-Person Graduation Ceremony
After a year of social distance and virtual communication, Edison State Community College will hold its 2021 Graduation Ceremony in person. The ceremony will take...
Colorado will allow four-year colleges to grant associates degrees to those who dropped out
Will more students go back for a bachelor’s? From Chalkbeat By Jason Gonzales Jul 26, 2021 Over 13,000 Colorado residents have earned more than 70...
Reports: Math, reading progress slowed during first full school year of pandemic
Three separate assessment analyses show younger students, students of color and low-income students had lower rates of academic gains. From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel...
Summer programs provide boost to students who struggled in difficult year
From K-12 Dive By Shawna De La Rosa July 28, 2021 Dive Brief: In Shelby County, Tennessee, which includes Memphis, 9,000 students are attending summer...
Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school
In one Texas border town, where teen pregnancy rates are high, individualized curricula and a strong sense of community prepare teen moms for academic success...
Promising Practices: High schools, communities set visions for reforms
A grant program helped support initiatives like “Portraits of a Graduate,” setting priorities for skills necessary for college and career success. From K-12 Dive By...
UT-Austin and U of Oklahoma to let Big 12 media rights lapse, signaling conference exit
From Higher Ed Dive By Natalie Schwartz July 26, 2021 Dive Brief: The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma jointly announced...