Category: News

October 2, 2023

K-12 college counseling, targeted outreach and pathway programs for high school students can serve as strategies to encourage underserved students to apply to college in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision overturning race-conscious admissions, according to a […]

September 29, 2023

Susan Padgett, a veteran math teacher of 28 years, pivoted away from in-person teaching in 2021 to do live virtual instruction as she began to have issues with her knees, which made standing and walking more difficult in a traditional […]

September 29, 2023

Early childhood and K-12 educators are anticipating the impacts they’ll see from a potential federal government shutdown if Congress doesn’t approve a FY 2024 budget or short-term funding plan by the end of the day Sept. 30. Despite Congress reaching […]

September 28, 2023

The 2024 Best Colleges rankings system from U.S. News & World Report evaluates 1,500 colleges and universities using up to 19 measures of academic quality–and this year, the methodology behind the rankings has been overhauled to reflect more modern priorities […]

September 28, 2023

Anew report by NASPA, the professional organization for student affairs administrators, shows that students and senior university officials often have different opinions on how best to improve the racial climate on college campuses. The report is based on an 18-month […]

September 27, 2023

Accreditor critics have argued the organizations’ procedures for filing complaints can be onerous and dissuade reporting. This is part of a broader accusation that accreditors too often don’t hold colleges under their purview accountable, as the institutions pay accreditors since […]

September 21, 2023

Overall, there have been 102 education-related ransomware attacks in 2023 as of mid-September, compared to 116 in 2022, 107 in 2021, 116 in 2020, 104 in 2019 and 16 in 2018. The average amount of downtime caused by ransomware disruptions […]

September 19, 2023

Research has shown that more supports are still needed to help students across all grade levels return to pre-pandemic achievement levels. In fact, the average student is estimated to require 4.1 additional months of reading instruction and 4.5 more months […]

September 18, 2023

The University of Ottawa study underscores that higher education institutions must recognize and address the specific needs of their racialized student communities and create inclusive learning environments that better meet these needs. Failing to do so could affect the overall […]

September 14, 2023

On a Tuesday in August, one day before the official start of the school year, the halls of Jefferson Early Learning Center were filled with the tinkling chatter of pre-K students who were escorted by their parents to meet the […]

September 7, 2023

Did you know that 37 percent of the Harvard Class of 2025 attended private schools or that the figure at Princeton was 40 percent, at Brown, 41 percent, and at Dartmouth, 44 percent? Note: Those figures don’t include the 10 […]

September 6, 2023

As hundreds of thousands of migrant students enroll in U.S. schools annually, districts are responding in a variety of ways to help welcome students to schools, as well as support their academic and social needs once they are enrolled. The […]

September 5, 2023

Extending its commitment to support school systems as they find new and innovative ways to encourage, invest in, and support teachers across America, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will host two convenings focused on educator diversity. The two events, […]

August 30, 2023

School safety experts are warning students, families and educators against vape pens disguised as everyday school supplies after a device disguised as a highlighter went viral on social media. “It seems that the concealability and accessibility are attracting teens to […]

August 28, 2023

The study, which was based on test results and other information from all pupils in England, challenges the common belief that high achievers do better in more academic schools. Findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Educational Review, demonstrate those with […]

August 24, 2023

In the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, four of the candidates called for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education, while three also vowed to crush teacher unions. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, Vivek Ramaswamy, […]

August 23, 2023

More than half of teachers and parents are more worried about school safety than in previous years, according to the 2023 K-12 School Safety Report from Motorola Solutions, which captured sentiments from 1,000 K-12 parents and 1,000 K-12 educators across […]

August 23, 2023

For school districts, stocking up for the new school year is a methodical process that occurs months in advance. For teachers, it’s a thoughtful analysis of what can be reused, donated, borrowed or bought. For families, getting materials could include […]

August 21, 2023

The legislative proposal likely has no chance of passing politically divided Congress, but it does signal some Republicans’ position on the Education Department. The rightwing has argued the federal government should play a minimal role in education policy and accused […]

August 18, 2023

Stanford Graduate School of Education professor Thomas Dee can breathe a lot easier; so, too, can other researchers who could imagine themselves in the same conflict with the California Department of Education. Lawyers for CDE notified Dee on Wednesday that […]