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Category: Economics&Strategies


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Social-emotional learning is at the heart of academic learning

May 30, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

As educators, it’s important to step back every once in a while and remember that we were once students too. Our past experiences can help shape our understanding of today’s classroom and our learners’ many needs. Additionally, reflection on our […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Education faces flat funding under debt ceiling deal

May 30, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Federal education funding and all nondefense spending would stay flat in fiscal 2024 and get a 1% increase in fiscal 2025, according to a negotiated budget deal made over the Memorial Day weekend in an effort to prevent the country […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

3 essential tools to make elementary science easier

May 25, 2023

Via: eSchool News

During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to being excited to learn about their world, are naturally curious about […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

US default could hamper colleges’ financial aid and research funding, ACE says

May 23, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Federal policymakers have negotiated for weeks over raising the debt ceiling, with Republicans insisting Democrats agree to spending cuts to secure their cooperation. However, given the likely catastrophic economic consequences of a government default, lawmakers on both sides of the […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Florida bans DEI spending at all public colleges

May 15, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

DeSantis, who is eyeing a 2024 presidential campaign and is widely considered to be a frontrunner if he declares, castigated university diversity programs as discriminatory in a Monday news conference at New College. “What this concept of DEI has been […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Federal Student Aid Funding Woes Complicate Resuming Student Loan Payments

May 11, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The Office of Federal Student Aid faces a “colossal undertaking” as it prepares to resume student loan payments after an unprecedented three-year pause, and funding constraints could hamper that effort, student loan experts say. Experts and advocates are worried that […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Remote access to education democratizes learning

May 9, 2023

Via: eCampus News

Education is, undeniably, in the middle of transformative shifts, with pandemic-era challenges catapulting progress and the digital transformation bringing more opportunities. In higher education particularly, a hybrid approach to teaching and learning has become a non-negotiable asset for both students, […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

U.S. Department of Education Announces $42 Billion in Approved Public Service Loan Forgiveness for More Than 615,000 Borrowers Since October 2021

May 8, 2023

Via: U.S. Department of Education

To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that, as of the beginning of May 2023, it has approved a total of $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for more than 615,000 […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

How did the pandemic impact students’ social capital?

May 5, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Students’ access to opportunities in life largely depends on their access to diverse, supportive relationships. Now, updated Christensen Institute research illustrates the impact students’ connections and relationships have on their ability to achieve success in adulthood–and underscores the need for […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

What Have Schools Learned So Far About Effective Tutoring?

May 3, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

School districts around the country have rolled out tutoring programs at a feverish pace with the help of federal relief funds, intent on helping struggling students get back on track academically after the disruption caused when the COVID-19 pandemic shut […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Don’t leave students with disabilities out of California’s massive community schools investment

May 1, 2023

Via: EdSource

California’s lowest-performing and most-segregated student group is at risk of being left out of one of the state’s most important education reforms — the unprecedented investment in community schools. At both the February and April 2023 California Advisory Commission on […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Education Department Inks New Contracts With Loan Servicers

April 26, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The Office of Federal Student Aid awarded new contracts to five loan servicers—a key milestone in the Education Department’s years-long effort to modernize its student loan system. The department is planning to launch the first phase of the modernization next […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Top Education Department officials slam budget cuts in Republican debt ceiling proposal

April 25, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Republicans are setting up a battle over the debt ceiling in an attempt to reign in federal spending. Pundits also say it’s meant in part to force the president to come back to the negotiating table before the 2024 presidential […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Enrollment declines threaten the economic futures of college towns

April 24, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The University of Arizona’s undergraduate enrollment has increased in recent years, bucking the declines experienced by many colleges throughout the U.S. For the Tucson region, the university’s home, that upward trend is key. Higher education institutions are “the most important” […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Try these strategies to improve the student experience on campus

April 24, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

While today’s students face many of the same stressors as their peers in prior decades, what is different today is the psychological weight carried by Generation Z upon entry into college due to a barrage of tragic and unprecedented world […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

House Debt Plan Would Mean Higher Ed Spending Cuts

April 21, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday blasted the House Republicans’ proposed plan to lift the debt ceiling. The plan would block the administration from forgiving student loans and calls for cuts in federal spending. “Speaker [Kevin] McCarthy declared that he […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Schools Across the Nation Embrace Sustainable Practices

April 20, 2023

Via: U.S. Department of Education

Congratulations to the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees! The 2023 cohort, announced April 20th, includes 26 schools, 11 districts, and four postsecondary institutions. These honorees employ sustainability practices and policies […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

How a middle school teacher grew students’ math scores despite pandemic challenges

April 19, 2023

Via: eSchool News

As a senior at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School, Jacob Gregory enrolled in an Exploratory Teaching program. He thought of it as an easy way to leave school for a few hours, but it ended up sparking “an unknown interest […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

A 5-point plan for post-pandemic education

April 13, 2023

Via: eSchool News

It seems hard to believe, but the pandemic in the U.S. started three years ago. With all the changes COVID-19 brought to schools, perhaps the one that most people forget is how the virus altered the delivery of education. While […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

10 ways to teach students for a changing world

April 12, 2023

Via: eSchool News

The world is changing rapidly, with new technology being developed daily and jobs being replaced by automated machines and artificial intelligence (AI). These changes have brought about tremendous opportunities for those who can take advantage of them. However, these changes […]