Educational Stages, Higher Education
August 3, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeDual-enrollment programs help nearly 1.4 million high school students take college courses each year. It’s an opportunity that offers lots of proven benefits, like enabling more people to graduate from college, saving families money on higher education and helping community […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
July 12, 2022
Via: Education NextScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics are the fastest-growing fields in terms of both student interest and job opportunities. For example, in California, the number of bachelor’s STEM degrees increased at a rate more than triple that of other degrees between […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
June 6, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveWe are wasting time — our time and our students’ time. We are running around a hamster wheel giving busy work and complaining when students don’t find it valuable enough to complete. Why do students need to learn poetry in […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
May 18, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsRecently, a co-worker of mine shared a story from when he was in high school. During one chemistry class his teacher happened to light a small fire within a dish and began stirring in different compounds. First the fire turned […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
May 16, 2022
Via: Higher Ed DiveBased on its findings, ACT recommends holistic approaches in college admissions that include both high school GPA and a standardized evaluation — such as the standardized tests provided by ACT and its rival, the College Board’s SAT. “What we now […]
April 27, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsStudents’ interests in various career fields had an overwhelming STEM and digital focus, according to a survey from the nonprofit American Student Assistance (ASA). ASA, which aims to change the way middle and high schoolers learn about careers and navigate […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
February 7, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsWhat do you want to be when you grow up? As we get older, the answer often changes from highly visible and glamorous endeavors, such as being an actor or a rockstar, to something more useful and meaningful to us […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
February 7, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveFor many high school students, the last 4 years of a PreK-12 education are focused on preparing for graduation and college. However, recent data about what happens when they get there is worrying – 30 percent of college freshmen drop […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
January 24, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsAs we enter our third year impacted by COVID, I predict that it is going to take schools three years to fully recover. After spending a year at home, my high school students are back in the classroom, and I […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
January 13, 2022
Via: EdSourceThe week, Gov. Gavin Newsom built on last year’s record state budget with a 2022-23 spending plan that tops it. Schools from transitional kindergarten to high school and community colleges would receive $102 billion plus $16 billion in a windfall […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
December 13, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsPreparing students for life beyond high school can mean many things. It can mean making sure they have the knowledge and technical skills needed for a specific job. Or helping them achieve the GPA or course requirements needed to get […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 6, 2021
Via: K-12 DiveCollege-bound high school seniors are facing stiffer obstacles during the admissions process this year as they balance a return to in-person learning alongside pandemic-induced mental health challenges. The transition from online classes last year to full-time in-person schooling this fall […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
November 19, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsBetween balancing core instruction, administering assessments, grading homework, and ensuring students are prepared for college and career, high school teachers have a lot on their plates. SEL activities can make your jobs easier! When students have strong social and emotional […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
November 18, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdThe Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans awards $25,000 and $10,000 in college scholarships each year, for a total of more than $20 million a year in such awards. This year, it changed one thing about the scholarships: they will […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
November 8, 2021
Via: Higher Ed DiveOur smartphones are loaded with icons we ignore and icons that have our undivided attention. The trick to student engagement is to ping the red notification badges on the icons students use most. Are they adamant about clearing away unread […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 21, 2021
Via: eCampus NewsMany higher education institutions continue to measure success through the lens of what is best for the traditional undergraduate student who enrolled for a face-to-face academic journey right out of high school. In many cases, conventional institutional metrics for success […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 13, 2021
Via: Higher Ed DiveThis is the fourth consecutive year of declines in the composite average score, a trend that predates the health crisis. Few students are what the testing provider deems college ready, the ACT’s report also shows. “As a country, we ignore […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
October 6, 2021
Via: K-12 DiveHigh-schoolers can earn far more than college credit through an apprenticeship with the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado — there’s a job while they’re in school, and a potential new career that can follow. The district’s apprenticeship model sends […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
September 30, 2021
Via: eCampus NewsThe cost of college, including the expense of living and the cost of tuition and course materials, is the biggest barrier to post-secondary education for students. Not surprisingly, current, future and students who dropped out say “free college” would have […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
August 30, 2021
Via: ScienceDailyIt takes more than athletic talent to play varsity sports in college, at least for most young people, a new study suggests. Researchers found that U.S. high-school athletes were much more likely to play sports in college if they came […]