All posts tagged "Education and Training"

As teacher layoffs loom, research evidence mounts that seniority protections hurt kids in poverty

Losing young faculty also undermines efforts to recruit more Black and Hispanic educators.

Illinois home schooling: Small bot cowers in corner of dark room

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How Illinois’ hands-off approach to homeschooling leaves children at risk

Homeschooled children lose the protection of mandatory reporters — teachers, counselors, coaches, nurses, bus drivers.

Teens and technology: Students in a school technology classroom using various gear like laptops, VR headsets, and building with electronic kits.

It’s not just about tech and anxiety. What are kids learning?

We should make decisions about youth using technology after exploring three different perspectives.

AI, teens & young adults: Illustration on teal and black on white of teenager boy robot controls HUD virtual interface, a futuristic concept of artificial intelligence & a cyberpunk future technology neural network.

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Teens are looking to AI for information and answers, two surveys show

Teens use AI more since AI tools are increasingly embedded in apps and websites.

AI usage by teachers: Humanoid white robot looking into camera points to the green chalkboard with the text "Artificial Intelligence."

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One-third of teachers have already tried AI, survey finds

A recent poll finds English and social studies teachers embracing AI tools like ChatGPT.

DEI in colleges: young woman in graduation garb celebrating

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

Institutions are shuttering programs preemptively to avoid political pressure. This will have lasting effects.

Some Michigan districts are not equitably funding schools with higher needs: view of Michigan capitol building from the front lawn with blue sky

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Report: Some Michigan districts are not equitably funding schools with higher needs

Only 55% of schools in Michigan’s 25 largest districts showed patterns of equitable spending.

Class time roulette_Kids receive up to two years more school depending on where they live: bar graph of children sitting on top of bars going down from left to right

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Class time roulette: Kids receive up to two years more school depending on where they live

Seemingly minute differences in schooling time can lead to colossal gaps in learning opportunities.

Neurodivergent student empowerment in college: Head outline and colored paper as a symbol of creativity and neurodiversity.

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Autism, dyslexia, ADHD: How colleges are helping ‘neurodivergent’ students succeed

University of San Diego professors are developing programs to empower neurodivergent students to thrive.

School boards: Group of multi-ethnic adults in business clothes sitting around table talking with expressions of disagreement

Partisan school board races may make members – and schools – more polarized and less effective.

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Indiana bets on high school work experience, but may give college-bound students transcript seals

Does work experience or academic work better prepare students for success after high school?

Condition of education report 2024: group of young students outdoors looking at something with magnifying glasses

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The condition of education 2024

The NCES releases its annual report on the state of education in the country.

School skills research: Male teacher leans over table with 5 elementary students explaining a science windmill model.

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$3 million question: Do skills taught in schools really lead to success in life?

There’s little evidence directly connecting most pre-K-12 skills to measures of success in adulthood.

State laws threaten academic freedom in higher education: view looking up at Texas state capitol building with U.S. flag and Texas flag flying

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State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education

Twenty-one of 150 Republican-proposed state bills curbing academic freedom on campus have become law.

New York school abuse investigation: the lobby of Shrub Oak school with childlike imagery around it

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New York Education Department hindered an abuse investigation at boarding school for autistic youth

The department violated state and federal law when it refused to provide records.

Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget: young black female student working on laptop with headphones on in school

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A child tax credit, an early childhood department, and more money for K-12 schools: Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget

The budget includes increases for early education, public schools, and the state’s literacy plan.

A living stipend for disadvantaged college students: black, male college student smiles while holding folder and walking with backpack on

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A living stipend for students with financial need

A new report argues for a distinct need-based living stipend for financially disadvantaged students.

roadmap for change to support parenting teens and students: young mother and baby at laptop in a large room smiling

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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens

The school provides full-day child care, baby supplies, mental health counseling and other supports.

reading and knowledge in preschool: young children standing with books

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For stronger readers in third grade, start building knowledge in preschool

A preschool student’s vocabulary size is a powerful predictor of their later academic success.

Police on campus: closeup of only middle and right side body showing hand on gun in holster of police on tan and brown uniform with modern high school campus in the background

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