In order to prevent current efforts to raise student achievement from falling short, states need to act quickly to bridge the gap between academic standards and their use in classrooms. This was the main message conveyed during a two-day conference …
Thomas Hehir, the current director of the office of special education programs at the U.S. Department of Education, has had a long and successful career in the field of education. He began as a special education teacher in the 1970s …
Partial funding for this story was provided by the Ford Foundation, which supports the coverage of the evolving definition of public schooling. Progress is scarce in this area, plagued with boarded-up houses and abandoned businesses that serve as reminders of …
At a little past 9 a.m. on a Monday morning, Lori Smith, the associate principal at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Kingsport, received a text from her sister, who works as the instructional technology coordinator for the Monroe County …
Alaska is not participating in the federal Race to the Top program, unlike many other states. The state could potentially compete for grants worth up to $75 million, but the Education Commissioner, Larry LeDoux, has stated that Alaska will not …
Charles Hannam, my late friend, was an influential author and a charismatic teacher. He was born Karl Hirschland into a Jewish banking family in Essen, Germany. However, the rise of the Nazis slowly eroded some of his comfortable assumptions about …
The winner of the competition is Norwich University of the Arts, who managed to increase student engagement with their careers service by introducing a game. The game, called Profile, challenges students to match real-life workplace issues with the skills and …
Anna Lee, a queer, trans, disabled, lesbian woman, has announced her candidacy for the women’s officer position at the National Union of Students (NUS). Despite launching her campaign just last week, Lee has received online abuse and transphobic messages from …
To enhance your chances of using your language degree in a specific field, it’s crucial to combine it with core subjects. Pure language degrees might not command a premium job market. According to Adam Marshall, Executive Director of Policy and …