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Who You Know: Social Capital is Key for First-Gen Students’ Career Success
A growing New York nonprofit is using a newly released report to cement data around the axiom that social capital — or who you know — is key for first-generation college graduates searching for their first job. The report by Basta, an organization that connects first-generation college graduates with careers, tracks the experiences of young […]
Newark Public Schools to Install More Than 7,000 AI Cameras This Summer
More than 7,000 cameras equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities will be installed in Newark schools, under a $12 million contract approved Thursday by the Newark Board of Education. District officials say the high-tech surveillance system is meant to make schools safer, but security experts warn that systems with such capabilities could result in an invasion […]
America’s Fastest-Shrinking City: Pine Bluff Woos Arkansas Families With Schools
Pine Bluff, Arkansas Born and raised in this once-vibrant manufacturing hub along the Arkansas River, Sederick Rice likens his troubled hometown to a popular blues song — “You’ve Got to Hurt Before You Heal.” Pine Bluff has seen more than its share of pain in recent years. With the 2020 U.S. Census, the community about […]
Why Indianapolis Wants All Middle Schoolers to Take a College Visit
IPS wants to make sure more of its students are exposed to college sooner. That’s why district officials are setting a new expectation that every IPS student completes at least one college visit each of their three years in middle school. “There’s a lot of research that shows that if a middle school-aged child is able to […]
Kids, Screen Time & Despair: An Expert in Economics & Happiness Sounds the Alarm
An upswell in despair among young people is changing the life cycle of human happiness in many countries, according to a new series of studies. The authors argue that the crisis in well-being among children and adolescents may be substantially driven by their increased exposure to smartphones over the last decade. The research, led by […]
Opinion: NYC-Based Mentoring Program Gives First-Gen Students a Boost at 75 Colleges
A college campus is an intimidating place for young people who are the first in their family to experience higher education. Everything about campus life is unfamiliar, and as exciting as it is to be there, these students have few people to help them deal with the many ways in which college life works differently […]
Opinion: How Rhode Island Is Tapping Career & Technical Ed to Help Every Student Succeed
As education commissioner of Rhode Island, I have the privilege of visiting schools regularly. On any given day I might be reading to elementary students, observing a high school algebra class or, just as likely, enjoying lunch from a student-run business, learning about fish farming and hydroponics, or hearing students diagnose heart disease in an […]
Colorado Lawmakers Make Second Attempt at Curbing Book Bans in Public Libraries
Colorado legislators are advancing a last-minute bill that would require public libraries to implement guardrails on how they review and remove materials in their catalogs. Senate Bill 24-216 would require boards for public libraries across the state to establish written policies on how they acquire, display and use library resources, as well as a process […]
Lawmakers to Ohio Students: Screen Time’s Over, Kids
Ohio senators have passed a bill to limit cell phone use in schools, but it allows local districts to decide on the best practices for their students. “Being a parent in the age of smartphones is — my mom would say is harder than she had it,” Natalie Hastings, mom-of-two, said. Hastings believes boundaries with […]
High School Seniors Eye Campus Protests as High-Stakes College Decision Looms
Updated, May 6 With just a few hours remaining until the midnight deposit deadline, West Virginia high school senior Sam Dodson thought he knew which university he’d commit to for the fall but second thoughts were bubbling up. Accepted to a number of prestigious institutions, he had narrowed his final choice down to two: Columbia […]
Virginia Approves Six More Lab Schools
The Virginia Board of Education recently approved six applications to bring students and colleges together to offer specialized instruction amid concerns over awarding state funds to private schools and financial uncertainty as leaders discuss funding for the biennium budget. Under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration, which has made laboratory schools a priority since the governor’s term […]
RI Lawmakers Propose Teen Voting Rights in School Committee Elections
They can serve as pages in the General Assembly. They can drive a car. They can give blood. They can consent to medical care, or sex. They can work 48 hours in a week and pay taxes on these earnings. They can put that money in a savings account they’ve opened. These are some things […]
COVID Relief Funds for CA Colleges are Expiring. Now What?
In March 2020, colleges were on the verge of a crisis. Students were dropping out en masse, and California’s public colleges and universities predicted they might lose billions of dollars within the year. Enter the federal government. In three installments over the following year, Congress gave more than $8 billion to California’s public colleges and […]
Maryland Superintendent Announces Task Force to Assess Academic Achievement
Five days after the Maryland State Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Carey Wright as the state’s permanent superintendent of schools, she held a news conference on Monday to announce the creation of a task force to assess academic achievement. Wright said members of this group will include local superintendents, principals and higher education […]
Nebraska’s School Choice Law May Face Ballot Initiative, As Its Predecessor Did
LINCOLN — The state teachers union and other advocates for keeping public funds for public schools say they won’t let supporters of Nebraska’s revamped school choice law sidestep the voters this fall. They said so while launching a petition drive Tuesday to repeal Legislative Bill 1402, the latest version of a scholarship or voucher program […]
NC Governor’s Budget Proposes Pay Raise for Teachers, Master’s Pay
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper presented his $34.5 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 on Wednesday, calling for approximately an additional $1 billion to go toward public education — including an average 8.5% raise for teachers, a $1,500 retention bonus, and reinstatement of master’s pay. His proposal includes a 5% raise for most state […]
Cy-Fair ISD Plans To Cut Its Librarian Staff While Addressing Tight Budget
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District leaders plan to cut their librarian staff in half next year, becoming the latest Houston-area district to reduce librarians amid budget cuts. Expecting a $138 million budget deficit for the 2024-25 school year, leaders of the Houston-area’s second largest school district are aiming to slash roughly 670 staff positions, including 50 […]
West Virginia Gov. Justice Declares State Of Emergency Over FAFSA Issues
Citing issues with the federal government’s rollout of a new application for student aid, Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and suspended a requirement that college-bound high school seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to receive state financial aid, including the Promise Scholarship and the […]
Wealthier and Whiter: Louisiana School District Secession Gets a Major Boost
A recent decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court handed a decisive win to backers of a long-running campaign to create a new, overwhelmingly white Baton Rouge-area school system, further concentrating poverty in the remaining, majority-Black part of the district. When finalized, the secession will likely cost East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools 10,000 students and […]
Georgia Governor Signs School Voucher Bill to Give $6,500 Toward Private Tuition
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure that will allow parents of children in low-performing schools to claim $6,500 in state education funds to pull their children out of the public system and enroll them in private school or teach them at home. Supporters say expanding […]
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