Stimulating Education Updates
-
State Passes New Law Targeting Teacher Shortages, Creates New Pathways For Aspiring Educators
State Passes New Law Targeting Teacher Shortages, Creates New Pathways for Aspiring Educators Receive articles like these directly to your email inbox. Subscribe to Newsletter. In an endeavor to alleviate the longstanding issue of teacher shortages, Governor Phil Murphy enacted …
-
Rafal-Baer: Why Aren’t There More Female Superintendents? The Not-So-Subtle Sexism That Keeps Women Out Of Education Leadership
Rafal-Baer: Why Aren’t There More Female Superintendents? The Not-So-Subtle Sexism That Keeps Women out of Education Leadership Education is a profession in the United States that is predominantly female, yet most school systems are headed by white men. Sometimes, the …
-
Interview: With Political Headwinds Rising, Constance Jones Becomes 1st African-American Woman To Lead Chicago’s Noble Network
Interview: With Political Headwinds Rising, Constance Jones Becomes 1st African-American Woman to Lead Chicago’s Noble Network Last week marked a significant milestone for Constance Jones as she was appointed as the CEO of the Noble Network of Charter Schools in …
-
Education Is Key In Pennsylvania Governor’s Race — But Not Always In The Usual Ways
Education is Key in Pennsylvania Governor’s Race — But Not Always in the Usual Ways Receive stories like these directly to your email inbox. Subscribe to Newsletter. Updated, November 9th. Joshua Shapiro, a Democrat, has emerged as the victor in …
-
Dramatic Drop In College Persistence Latest Sign Of COVID’s ‘Missing Generation’ Of College Students
Dramatic Drop in College Persistence Latest Sign of COVID’s ‘Missing Generation’ of College Students Receive stories like these directly in your email inbox. Subscribe to Newsletter. The latest evidence confirming the existence of a "missing generation" of college students, caused …
-
Adams: Children Don’t All Learn The Same Way, Or On The Same Timetable. So Why Should Our Education System Be One-Size-Fits-All?
Adams: Children Don’t All Learn the Same Way, or on the Same Timetable. So Why Should Our Education System Be One-Size-Fits-All? Education in America used to be perceived as equal for all children, but that belief has been shattered by …
-
Analysis: How Engaging At-Risk Parents With Early Home Visits Can Teach Them To Work With Their Schools For Their Kids’ Success
Analysis: How Engaging At-Risk Parents With Early Home Visits Can Teach Them to Work With Their Schools for Their Kids’ Success Parents play a crucial role as their children’s primary and most influential educators. Therefore, establishing effective communication and collaboration …
-
Tennessee Earns A C-Minus On State Report Card, Ranks 36th In Nation
Education Week’s 20th annual edition of Quality Counts, titled "Called to Account: New Directions in School Accountability," continues the tradition of assessing the performance of states. The overall grade given to a state is determined by the average of their …
-
Video Games Can Improve Learning, Scientists’ Report Says
The report released by the Federation of American Scientists last week states that educational video games have the potential to improve critical thinking skills, aid in teaching academic curricula, and assess student learning. In order to fully realize the benefits …
-
Testing Computerized Exams
Oregon and various other states are embracing the use of online testing, but there are still numerous issues that need to be resolved. At Century High School, where it’s 8:15 a.m. on a Monday in early spring, around twenty-four teenagers …