Local Partnerships May Ease Teacher Shortages, CAP Says
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the Center of American Progress takes a closer look at the teacher shortage issue occurring across the United States and offers a series of recommendations for how to better handle the situation. The report, “Educator Pipeline at Risk: Teacher Labor Markets After the Great Recession,” More...
Holcomb Proposes to Build on Pence’s Ed Reforms in Indiana
(Photo: AP) Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, now also the Republican candidate for governor of the state, explained his education plan that continues many of the initiatives of Gov. Mike Pence and will broaden others, More...
Muslim Students at UK School Don’t Want Single Sex Classes
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Muslim students at a UK Islamic faith school have told inspectors that they do not want to participate in single-sex lessons because doing so would not prepare them for modern More...
Digital Access Codes Contribute to High Textbook Prices
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Digital study tools may be convenient, but they can prove to be a significant added cost for university students. Often, the tools are needed to complete homework tasks but require More...
Nickelodeon Peddling Sugar, Bad Food to Kids, Study Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report issued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest found 65% of the ads aired on Nickelodeon to be for foods of poor nutritional quality, while not a single More...
Too Few Higher Ed Employees Engaged With Work
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A new report by Cornerstone OnDemand and Ellucian in partnership with the Human Capital Media Research and Advisory Group takes a closer look into the importance of keeping higher More...
Georgia Board of Ed Backs Opportunity School District Takeovers
(Photo: Sierra Club) In Georgia, local school boards have been creating resolutions against a constitutional amendment (Amendment 1) that would allow the state to take authority over “failing” schools – More...
Journalism Classes Appear to Increase Civic Engagement
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A new study suggests that students who enroll in a journalism class may be more likely to vote. Published by two University of Kansas professors, the study, “Civic implications More...
Boston Latin Accused of Violating Civil Rights
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Shortly after the school day ended at the prestigious and historic Boston Latin School on Monday, US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz reported that a comprehensive civil rights investigation More...
Chicago Teachers Vote to Strike
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Teachers in the third-largest school district in the nation have voted in favor of a strike, but a number of steps must take place before a walkout could possibly take place next More...