Category: Educational Stages

September 15, 2023

Higher education’s future hinges on whether Gen Z values college and believes it’s affordable. Colleges have already been grappling with multi-year enrollment declines, and they are now staring down the so-called demographic cliff — an expected dropoff in high school […]

September 13, 2023

In my more than 20 years of supporting students on their academic journey, I’ve realized there are no “magic” solutions in education. But there are some strategies that have proven to be more effective than others in helping all students […]

September 12, 2023

Americans are fed up with politicians. Understandably so, given the climate: inflation, investigation, recrimination, deterioration, polarization. In 2016, voters rejected a former senator and secretary of state and instead chose Donald Trump, a reality television star/businessman who had never before […]

September 12, 2023

Schools are experiencing increasingly disruptive behaviors despite having various evidence-based practices to prevent and mitigate unruly student behaviors. So what’s going wrong? That’s the question researchers at EAB, a company that provides data-driven insights in education, set out to answer […]

September 11, 2023

I love urban neighborhoods. I grew up in an urban neighborhood and spent years working in urban communities. I always wanted to make an impact, so I wrote a guide for teachers in urban schools titled Brilliance in the Building. […]

September 8, 2023

The University of Tennessee System hopes the policies will boost enrollment across its four colleges at a time when many institutions face heightened competition over students. Higher education leaders have long braced for an expected dropoff in high school graduates […]

September 7, 2023

Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education has plummeted to 36%, a low last seen 23 years ago, according to a Gallup poll released last week. ″Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has fallen […]

September 7, 2023

The U.S Department of Education (Department) is announcing the launch of the Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community, a multi-state effort to make kindergarten a transformational experience at the start of each student’s formal education journey. State education agencies (SEAs) and […]

September 6, 2023

Though the emergency declaration around the COVID-19 pandemic has officially ended, Lori Desautels continues to see its effect in classrooms in Indianapolis. When she works with students two days a week, the assistant professor at Butler University’s College of Education […]

September 1, 2023

Carleton College eliminated its legacy admissions policy Thursday. In an email to students, faculty and alumni, college president Alison Byerly cited the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, saying it reinvigorated debate around legacy admissions and prompted reflection among […]

September 1, 2023

Three-year bachelor’s degrees are coming to Brigham Young University–Idaho and affiliated Ensign College next year, following approval of the truncated programs by an accrediting body. By eliminating electives, BYU-Idaho will bring five three-year programs online in April: applied business management, […]

August 31, 2023

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives has sparked a transformative wave in recent years, with impacts resonating across various sectors. In the realm of higher education, this marriage of AI and learning is ushering in a new […]

August 30, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with Highland Community College in Kansas on Monday after investigating the college for discrimination against Black students, particularly student athletes. The investigation launched in January 2022 after Black students alleged that […]

August 28, 2023

Dillard University, a private historically Black university located in New Orleans, will require students and employees to wear masks indoors for the next two weeks as COVID-19 cases rise, NOLA.com reported. The mandate began Friday, two weeks into the university’s […]

August 10, 2023

When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed […]

August 7, 2023

With the Supreme Court expected to announce its ruling on the legality of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan tomorrow, debates around who should pay for the country’s crippling level of student debt—amounting to more than $1.7 trillion—continue to flood […]

August 4, 2023

As a university professor for more than 30 years, I’ve often wondered why the general areas of technology and arts have been seen as so separate on campus. My experience is that there is great value in having a strong […]

July 21, 2023

Using federal pandemic emergency funds that will soon dissipate, schools and their broader communities could take six actions to advance racial equity, a McKinsey & Company report released Friday recommends. Closing racial gaps for educational opportunities and achievement would improve […]

July 11, 2023

Americans’ confidence in higher education is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll released today. The poll was conducted in June and found only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence […]

June 30, 2023

The ability to collect, organize, interrogate and make sense of data is an essential job skill in the 21st-century marketplace. A Harvard Business Review analytic services report notes that nearly 90 percent of organizations say success depends on data-driven decisions […]