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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AURORA, Colo.— Now, we’re not just polarized about policy but about each other,” she said.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to

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MARCH 15, 2024

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point.

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Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By introducing students to various career options and credentialing opportunities in middle school, they can make informed decisions about their educational journey. Traditional education systems often follow a predetermined pace, leaving little room for individual student acceleration.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has announced more than $8 million in available grants to fund initiatives for Native students. million); the first-ever Native American Teacher Retention Initiative competition to help address the shortage of Native American educators ($2.75 Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the FBI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to encourage more collaboration. Dr. Antonio R. Flores Per the agreement, the FBI will inform HACU about FBI internships, programs, and hiring opportunities open to college students and recent graduates.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The early learning sector plays a crucial role in shaping the foundation of children's education and future success. To address these issues, it is imperative to focus on building a thriving workforce through higher education.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Nearly 60 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Philadelphia on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. Dr. Chance W.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. Panelists at the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum.

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JULY 20, 2023

Student Behavior Collaborative We’re Improving Student Behavior, Together Guided, peer-supported workshops to help district leaders create the conditions for positive student behavior in their schools. The significant increase in disruptive student behavior over the past few years has left educators overwhelmed and parents frustrated.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

“One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. We continue that with programs in high school and in college.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The University of Michigan’s (UM) School of Education will be renamed the Marsal Family School of Education after a family’s $55 million in gift commitments, MLive reported. The survival of society relies on well-prepared educators. Building understanding across differences begins with educators. Ross School of Business.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

And as a result of IPV, survivors have had educational goal progress disrupted (66%) or had to drop/retake one or more classes (44%). Leaders also need to collaborate with police for safe and comfortable reporting abuse and explore other options for survivors who don’t want to involve law enforcement, the report authors suggested.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Nearly 50 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Chicago on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. The 13th Asa G. Dr. Jerlando F.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Shonda Gibson , Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Shonda Gibson , Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. The university was founded to close an educational access gap in a major American city not served by a public university. During the same 40-year period, Black enrollment doubled.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Department of Education (ED) will be launching an initiative to improve access to high-quality training programs. It will also host regional summits with students, educators, employers, and other stakeholders to learn about successful practices and existing challenges. million dollars in Perkins funding.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has announced $63 million in grants to support 42 organizations and higher ed institutions working to expand existing community schools or establish new programs in eight states and territories. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Student Success Collaborative Awards. The winners of EAB’s 2022 Student Success Collaborative Awards are leading the way in rethinking the student support model and using technology in creative ways to keep students on track to graduate.”. Return on Education Award: South Puget Sound Community College. Return on Education Award.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

The EDTECH Africa announcement came during a recent special Kenyan state visit to Atlanta planned to address investments for a shared future through higher education. It is aimed at cultivating educational exchanges in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, the U.S., Microsoft, and Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Katharine Shepherd has been named dean of The University of Vermont’s (UVM) College of Education and Social Services. Dr. Katharine Shepherd Shepherd is currently the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor of Education. She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021. Shepherd holds an Ed.D.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As an educator in the classroom and a former principal on the South Side of Chicago, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that students and staff alike face. The American education system needs to be full of mental health champions. Encourage collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance. And it can be.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

At the biennial International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) Dr. Chance W. Over 270 sessions were offered at the conference, including a keynote address by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, one of the world's most prolific educational researchers. Dr. Chance W. We need to be talking to the African American newspaper in town.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Department of Education (ED) has announced final rules regarding predatory recruitment practices against veterans, access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students, and accountability when colleges and universities change owners. Veterans and their families deserve the very best education America has to offer,” said U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Hilton is an associate professor of education at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). Dr. Adriel A.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

and worldwide, have a complicated relationship with institutions of education. While Indigenous peoples had systems of education before Europeans ever arrived on the shores of the Americas, this all changed when Native nations experienced forced removals while Euromericans pursued goals of conquest, westward expansion, and manifest destiny.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Silos persist, differing definitions of student success hinder collaboration, and institutions struggle to establish a consistent and centralized knowledge base. There are numerous collaboration models in higher education, and each institution must create a model that suits its identity and needs.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. west regional lead, tech education outreach & partnerships at Google. “It Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The current context of education is riddled with anti-Blackness that continues to find systemic ways to harm Black children and adolescents, ranging from the persistent surveillance and pushout from educational opportunities to anti-CRT legislation that prevents all students — not just Black youth — from learning about Black history and culture.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

But by 2016, Allen decided to return to school and complete her education. Allen will be the first person in her family to cross the graduation stage, and educators, leaders, and policy makers in North Carolina are working hard to see more adult learners like her and high school graduates follow in her footsteps.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

In higher education, neoliberalism manifests through the not-new concept of students-as-consumers, who “shop” for the best collegiate experience. Neoliberalism’s intrusion in higher education causes students to expect high return-on-investment; correspondingly, faculty are expected to be superhuman workers. Dr. Cathryn B.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

MassBay Community College will be offering free education and training in the areas of computers and technology to unemployed and underemployed workers. These funds will give students essential skills to help employers and will enable them to build on their education and credentials to advance in the high-demand computer science industry.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Open educational resources (OER)—learning materials, such as online textbooks, with licenses that allow them to be freely used, edited, and shared—are natural tools for achieving DEI goals. OER are free, demolishing the cost barrier that prevents some underserved students from getting more traditional textbooks.

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