“It’s not just about writing decent English, it’s about making your CV attractive, preparing a LinkedIn profile, looking professional, preparing for job interviews and observing the body language. In short, students learn all those soft skills that they don’t learn in regular academic courses. Randa Chidiac Executive Director of Grants …
Read More »NE BOCES Executive Director Testifies on Senate Bill at State Capitol – Sterling Journal-Advocate
Northeast BOCES Executive Director Tamara Durbin testified Feb. 16 at the state Capitol on SB22-127 — a bill centered on special education funding. Following testimony from Durbin and others, the bill was passed unanimously by the Senate Education Committee and is now in appropriations. The proposed bill, which was recommended …
Read More »A photographer tells the story of the fight for equality in SC | Way of life
ORANGEBURG, SC – Orangeburg photographer Cecil Williams has captured thousands of images of African Americans’ struggle for equal rights over the decades and is now set to unveil a series of wall art that depicts their history in the state. It’s a story he hopes will reach middle and high …
Read More »Faith leaders and educators urge lawmakers to reject bills undermining Kansas schools
TOPEKA — A coalition of Kansas religious leaders and education advocates is calling on lawmakers to reject legislation being drafted to ban or restrict the teaching of the racial history of the United States. More than 50 people gathered on the first floor of the Topeka Capitol on Tuesday to …
Read More »Business notes – February 2022
New Flights Sustain Traffic at Tri-Cities Airport The Tri-Cities Airport is reporting a respectable increase in air traffic in 2021 thanks in part to the arrival of new carriers. With 346,503 people boarding flights, boardings are up 83% from 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hurt travel and left planes nearly …
Read More »NM child tax credit proposal mixed as session winds down
Students paint with watercolors at the United Way Early Learning Center in Santa Fe in this 2017 file photo. New Mexico residents would be eligible for a child tax credit of up to $350 per child under proposed legislation at the Roundhouse. (Eddie Moore/Diary) SANTA FE — New Mexicans with …
Read More »Is anti-racist education racist? Experts see echoes of segregation in latest trial | Education
With the state embroiled in a controversy over systemic racism in schools, a lawsuit against Albemarle County Public Schools could turn the area into a battleground. The lawsuit takes aim at Albemarle County Schools’ plan to eliminate racism and close long-standing achievement gaps between groups of students. Five Albemarle families …
Read More »Biodesign researcher Michael Lynch wins coveted lifetime achievement award in genetics
January 27, 2022 Michael Lynchdirector of the Biodesign Center for the Mechanisms of Evolution at Arizona State University, is the 2022 Genetics Society of America Fellow Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for his profound and influential contributions to science. The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of genetics, …
Read More »Klaisner says education system problems could last another two years – The Southland Journal
Advertising Klaisner says education system problems could last another two years (Southland Chicago, IL) – Mark A. Klaisner and other experts saw this coming before the COVID-19 pandemic hit education skies. However, one potential problem has escalated significantly due to the pandemic and had effects that could resonate beyond 2024. …
Read More »Catholic philosopher and author Alice Von Hildebrand dies at 98 – Eurasia Review
By Kate Olivera Catholic philosopher and longtime teacher Alice von Hildebrand died on January 14 at the age of 98. “With sadness mingled with joy, I write to share that our beloved friend and sister Alice von Hildebrand returned to the Lord at 12:25 p.m. this morning. She passed away …
Read More »The green philosophy encouraged in BRI projects
An aerial view on October 29, 2021 of the Sirindhorn Dam floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchathani province, northeast Thailand. (Photo/Xinhua) In order to advance the development of the “Green Belt and Road” initiative, China has updated a guideline on environmental protection in overseas operations, with Chinese enterprises sticking to …
Read More »RewirEd Summit – Driving innovative and radical change in global education
Young people, skills and the future of work focus on day one Highlights of the B-Roll available via: https://we.tl/t-6jJuSMLA2G B-Roll, photos and press releases available via: https://markettierscloud.egnyte.com/fl/3Cd4bb0Raf DUBAI, UAE / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2021 / Young people, skills and the future of work kicked off the three-day RewirEd Summit, …
Read More »New Form of McCarthyism Takes Cancerous Roots in New Jersey Body Politics | Opinion
By Alan J. Steinberg I grew up in the 1950s. The fear of the kitchen table expressed at the time was that of McCarthyism, named after infamous Wisconsin senator Joseph R. McCarthy. The word McCarthyism had many connotations, but more importantly, it referred to the crusade of McCarthy and his …
Read More »Connected Nation Live Panel welcomes progress in digital divide
The recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was an unprecedented step towards bridging the digital divide that nevertheless leaves a considerable amount of data collection, mapping and other work still to be done, according to a panel. Live from experts and tech advocates held Wednesday. by the …
Read More »Unexpected increase in EPT enrollments shows program is needed, supporters say
More than 1,600 New Hampshire students have enrolled in the Education Freedom Accounts, far exceeding initial estimates for the School Choice program. More than half come from low-income families. Drew Cline, president of the free market Josiah Bartlett Center and champion of AGEs, said the original projections were made before …
Read More »Poverty reduction: Learning from the field
ZBYNEK BURIVAL-UNSPLASH âThere are people in the world who are so hungry, that God can only appear to them in the form of bread. “- Mahatma Gandhi Ten years ago Indonesia was struggling with its biggest social assistance program. His Raskin program, Rice for the Poor, received $ 1.5 billion …
Read More »Black money and unprecedented amounts of campaign money fuel Northeast Ohio Culture War school board races
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two years ago, Jillian DeLong raised $ 4,101 for her Beachwood City School District School Board campaign. This year, she raised 50% more, $ 6,245, and that does not include donations she received after October 19, which will appear in a subsequent campaign fundraising report. Across Ohio, …
Read More »Digital Promise Research Project to Focus on Large-Scale Digital Learning – LE Journal
Trends in education and technology Digital Promise Research Project to Focus on Large-Scale Digital Learning By Dian Schaffhauser 10/26/21 Educational innovator Digital Promise has launched a new network to inspire research into large-scale digital learning in primary and tertiary education. SEERNet is a five-year program whose model differs from the …
Read More »Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent Suggests Getting State Contribution Before Cutting Elementary Curriculum – The Journal
Members of the Montezuma-Cortez Education Council discuss the spirit and wisdom curriculum at the elementary school level. Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 YouTube Mind and Wisdom Curriculum under review in RE-1 A vote to dissolve the current primary education mind and wisdom curriculum was tabled at the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District …
Read More »NMSU runs on clean energy
Patrick Chavez, director of utilities and plant operations, shows the ice storage tanks at the NMSU’s ice water plant, where ice is made at night and then melted during the day to cool campus buildings . (Courtesy of NMSU) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal BY KEVIN ROBINSON-AVILANewspaper editor LAS CRUCES …
Read More »UPDATE: Racial Justice Commissioners’ Town Hall appears to be in violation of bylaws, FOIA | Securities
Three members of the Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission appear to have violated the panel’s statutes and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Commissioners Charles Haddow (Coles District), London Steverson (Brentsville) and Erica Tredinnick (Gainesville) held a town hall on Tuesday at Patriot High School on Critical …
Read More »APS bond / factory levy plan totals $ 630 million
In-person postal voting for the Nov. 2 local election is underway at the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Schedule, as voters cast their ballot on Tuesday. The annex, 1500 Lomas NW, will continue to offer in-person postal voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until October 15. Generalized advance …
Read More »High School Students Explore Jobs on Manufacturing Day – Business Journal Daily
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Emily Phelps watched the Fanuc robotic arm running at the Brilex Group of Companies booth during Friday’s Manufacturing Day event at Youngstown State University Excellence Training Center. Phelps, a sophomore at Mahoning County Career and Tech Center, would like to design something and make products. She is …
Read More »City Delays Bid for $ 8 Million Airport Sewer Replacement Project | Local news from the Big Island
In August, the city council and county board each approved an interlocal agreement with the Hall County Airport Authority that would dedicate American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project. Although estimated to be around $ 8 million, a more precise total cost is not yet known as the cost …
Read More »Governor Ricketts Hosts School Choice Advocate Corey DeAngelis on “The Nebraska Way” Podcast
Media contacts: Taylor Gage, 402-471-1970 Justin Pinkerman, 402-471-1967 Press release : Governor Ricketts Hosts School Choice Advocate Corey DeAngelis on “The Nebraska Way” Podcast Listen to episode twenty-seven of “The Nebraska Way” podcast by clicking here. LINCOLN – Today Governor Ricketts released the 27e episode of “The Nebraska Way” with …
Read More »South Dakota’s Noem Delays Social Studies Standards Over Concerns About Left Influences
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is delaying consideration of the new social studies standards because critics accused her of allowing left-wing influences to taint the state’s curriculum. In a statement released this week, Noem said she was delaying the review process for up to a year, earning her praise from …
Read More »James Whitfield: Grapevine Colleyville School Board proposes non-renewal of principal’s contract accused of promoting critical breed theory
James Whitfield, principal of Colleyville Heritage High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was put on paid administrative leave in late August, a month after a former school board candidate publicly accused him of having “extreme opinions on race” and called him get fired. Monday night’s vote is a procedural …
Read More »COVID variants do not stop C. diff. Awareness walks around the world – Le Journal
TEANECK, NJ, September 20, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) – The C Diff Foundation announced today that the 5th edition of the Global C. diff. The awareness walks will be held on demand, live and in person at Sims Park, New Port Richey, FL, and Brown Street Park Complex, Spring City, PA, …
Read More »Critical Race Theory Won’t Teach Moore Murder
Left to right: Director and actor Mario Van Peebles, actors Aisha Jackson and Morgana Van Peebles attend a ceremony honoring Florida civil rights pioneers Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. Moore, at Mount Hermon AME Church in Fort Lauderdale on June 19, 2021. The cast are featured in …
Read More »First Black-Owned Maryland Winery Co-Owner Says “We May Be First, But We Won’t Be Last”
Kimberly T Johnson made her Maryland Wine Festival debut not as a winery owner, but as someone drawn to the benefits of volunteering as a volunteer. She and her friends have worked at a number of festivals across the state, she said recently. âThey stopped doing it, but I continued,â …
Read More »Arizona State University: ASU receives $ 12.5 million NSF award to establish transdisciplinary institute
The National Science Foundation announced the award of $ 12.5 million to Arizona State University for the development of a new Institute of Biological Integration. The award will launch an academic program, under the guidance of Michael lynch, principal researcher and director of Biodesign Center for Evolutionary Mechanisms. Evolutionary cell …
Read More »Changes: New Holland Brewing receives Masters Medal
New Holland Brewing, one of the top 50 craft breweries, recently received a Masters Medal from The Spirits Business in the American Whiskey Masters Competition for its Beer Barrel Bourbon, which is aged in new American oak barrels before finishing in the brewery’s Dragon’s Milk barrels. Dragon’s Milk casks offer …
Read More »September 1 – Horizons Savannah receives $ 10,000 grant from the Truist Foundation | Bank and finance
September 1, 2021 – Horizons Savannah has received a $ 10,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to help continue the remarkable work Horizons is doing at the Savannah Country Day School. “Funding from the Truist Foundation has enabled us to deliver much-needed in-person programs to students this summer,” said Christy …
Read More »OC Education Council Hosts Second Ethnic Studies Panel; Problems of misinformation persist
The Orange County Board of Education will hold its second Ethnic Studies Forum this evening at 6 p.m. after the first event last month was criticized that panelists were stacked to speak out against the classes. Ethnic Studies courses are designed to teach the history, culture, plight, and contributions of …
Read More »Illinois Passes New Law Promoting Equity in Higher Education
DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus is seen largely empty at the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Max Herman / NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of laws to promote equity and opportunity at Illinois higher education …
Read More »1776 Unites member denounces critical race theory but also warns against Project 1619
Critical race theory has become a hot topic at school board meetings across the country – but similar race-based programs, including The New York Times’ Project 1619 and some fairness lessons, are also raising concerns. reviews, although they received a warmer reception. in classrooms. Progressive supporters of the programs see …
Read More »Vaccination rate in kindergartens in Maine is increasing
More Maine children entered kindergarten last year with mandatory school vaccinations, as fewer parents called for religious or philosophical exemptions from vaccinations against diseases like measles, mumps, chickenpox and whooping cough. The statewide philosophical and religious withdrawal rate for students entering kindergarten was 4.1% in 2020-2021, which represents about 450 …
Read More »“A much greater human destiny”: for Jeff Bezos, space travel is not limited to tourism
Bezos’ company has made it clear since its founding in 2000 in Kent, Washington, that it is about much more than bringing tourists into space for a few minutes of weightlessness. It is about “building a road to space”. “In order to preserve the Earth, Blue Origin believes that humanity …
Read More »Reflective Kurelja ready to lead CSIU |
MILTON – While sitting in the Susquehanna Central Intermediate Unit (CSIU) office on his first day as the organization’s executive director, Dr John Kurelja had a bit of haze in his eyes so that he was looking at an old photo of himself. with Kenny Garabadian. Kurelja joined CSIU five …
Read More »Biparty legislation introduced in US Congress to protect documented dreamers
By Lalit K Jha Washington, July 2 (PTI) A group of US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to pave the way for permanent residence for people brought to America as dependents of long-term non-immigrant visa holders , a decision that will benefit several Indian children and young …
Read More »Ohio halfway on education, children’s health and economic well-being
The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and posted on News5Cleveland.com under a content sharing agreement. COLUMBUS, Ohio â In a national survey of child well-being, Ohio was in the middle of the pack when it comes to growth indicators. The data, collected through the Annie …
Read More »Astronomers victimized their colleagues – and put Sweden’s historical department in turmoil
An observation tower at Lund University in Sweden.Credit: Michael Persson / Alamy According to two independent surveys commissioned in 2020 by the university, two astronomers from one of Sweden’s top research institutions, Lund University, have victimized, discriminated against or intimidated colleagues. The cases rocked the institution’s historical astronomical research division, …
Read More »Teachers concerned about critical debate over racial theory
Teachers across the country are on edge amid the heated national debate over critical race theory, as Republican lawmakers in several states have passed or introduced legislation that would limit how race and racism are discussed in classrooms. Leaders of professional educators’ associations and unions say the measures have sparked …
Read More »State Public Defense Agency Settles Gender Pay Gap Lawsuit ”Albuquerque Journal
………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. SANTA FE, NM – Several female attorneys and investigators at the State Public Defender’s law firms are getting raises to resolve a lawsuit that alleged unfair compensation over higher-paid …
Read More »Homeless students expelled four times more than others in Michigan schools
When Brittney Barros was suspended in fifth grade for six months due to too many absences and delays, she lived in what she described as an almost abandoned house with a collapsing roof, mice, cockroaches and no heat. Later, after experiencing homelessness and years entering and leaving foster care, she …
Read More »Be critical of those who criticize critical race theory
Everyone complains about Congress, but if you want to keep up with the real, festering growth of Trumpism and its corrosive effect on our politics, you better keep an eye out for state capitals. Take my home state of Pennsylvania, where the Republican-controlled State House last week got busy proposing …
Read More »The Tenor High School 3 + 1 model
MILWAUKEE (June 7, 2021) – While most high school students equate four years with traditional high school time, at Tenor High School, students finished in three. But there’s more to the story – students spend their fourth year taking classes at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), getting a head start …
Read More »Cairn University Ends Social Work Program – NBC10 Philadelphia
A small Christian college outside of Philadelphia has shut down its popular social work program in part because school officials say the accrediting agency was trying to impose sexuality and gender values ââthat don’t match to the religious mission of the university. According to these officials, the decision of the …
Read More »Akron recycling tracking returns; here is the latest information on how to recycle
Workers inspecting the recycling carts will return to Akron starting next week. This is part of an ongoing effort by the City of Akron and its partners to help educate residents on how to properly recycle. As a reminder, the rules for what is recyclable became more limited a few …
Read More »Former ERB director sues Lujan Grisham for his salary »Albuquerque Journal
………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. Jan Goodwin, Former ERB Executive Director SANTA FE – The former executive director of the New Mexico Educators’ Retirement System filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and others …
Read More »Commission meeting 1776 | national
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2021 / PRNewswire / – On Monday, May 24, the 1776 Commission met on the Hillsdale College campus in Washington, DC to discuss civic education programs, civic education reform efforts in states, pending federal legislation and executive actions, and future Commission activities. At the end of the …
Read More »When COVID travel bans work and don’t
New Delhi: As states impose new lockdowns of varying duration and intensity to stop the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows that medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive – they trap migrants in cities that are COVID-19 hotspots long enough to expose them to the virus, which …
Read More »Journalists: May 10-16, 2021 | Springfield Business Journal
BankingSpringfield First Community Bank added Bryan jones as head of commercial banking and Andrea Gill as a marketing coordinator and event planner. With 13 years of banking experience, Jones manages commercial real estate and corporate loans. Gill, who is in a newly created position, most recently served as Marketing Coordinator …
Read More »3 CQE scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
May 10, 2021 – Three scientists from Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) – Nadya mason at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Laura Gagliardi at the University of Chicago; and Michael wasielewski at Northwestern University – were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and Mason was also elected …
Read More »Mélissa Fonseca | Stories | FIRST: Living in Poverty
Spend more with less money For those with low incomes, the cost of living in poverty often affects them in ways that the middle class and the wealthy could not imagine. By Grace Asiegbu Melissa Fonseca, 37, bought a car from a dealership two years ago and used most of …
Read More »States that are reopening need child care. But they are closing as emergency funds dry up.
June 30 – Tuesday – the loans I received for my nonprofit daycare, Hope Child Development Center, from the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program and my emergency support at the State will be exhausted. I don’t know what to do. Unlike my colleagues in some other states, I was …
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