DENVER, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Child Safety Network™ (“CSN”), America’s leading child and youth safety organization for more than 30 years, publicly announced the winners of the 2022 Colorado Student Protection Award. The awards were presented last Thursday at the Colorado Association of School Boards Winter LegislativeRead More →
The debate over whether President Biden can and should write off trillions in student loan debt is heating up, now that his legislative agenda appears to be running out of steam. Congressional Republicans are already lining up to oppose any further measures to relieve federally-backed student debt borrowers, Rep. VirginiaRead More →
Months before her own departure from Boston Public Schools, Superintendent Brenda Cassellius warned that local and state teacher shortages were hurting children and called for state and federal solutions in an op-ed for The Washington Post. The article, published just days after Cassellius announced that she would be stepping downRead More →
Harmony School of Innovation -Sugar Land Senior, Anjali Agrawal has been nominated as a candidate for the 2022 US Presidential Fellowship Program. [CREDIT: Harmony Public Schools] A Harmony School of Innovation – Sugar Land senior, Anjali Agrawal has been named one of more than 4,000 applicants for the 2022 USRead More →
(Published January 14, 2022) Kristy Zurbrick, Editor-in-Chief of Madison Local schools in Madison-Plains are rolling out a 1:1 (one-to-one) initiative to get laptops into the hands of every student in grades 7-12. Students will receive Chromebooks to use inside and outside of school for the remainder of this school year.Read More →
After nearly a year of advocacy efforts and watchful waiting on the part of educational associations and other stakeholders, Congress has now confirmed through legislation that institutions can address incentive payment requirements for programs. education administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the same manner asRead More →
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – People who owe federal student loans express relief after President Joe Biden announced he would suspend repayments until May 1, 2022. According to the US Department of Education, there is $ 1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt nationwide. In a state-by-state breakdown, the agency reportsRead More →
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President Joe Biden (Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images) Getty Images Student loan repayments will resume on February 1, 2022, but here’s how President Joe Biden plans to help. Here’s what you need to know and what it means for your student loans. Student loans Despite repeated calls fromRead More →
New system will help eliminate learner double counting or learner inflation The Ministry of Education and Sports on Tuesday launched the new Education Management Information System (EMIS) to help track all learner information in educational institutions across the country. The new system was launched at the sector review meeting, chairedRead More →
Economy Private universities raise tuition after state cuts student funding Monday 06 December 2021 A past graduation ceremony at KCA University Nairobi. PICTURES | FILE By JOHN MUTUAMore from this author Summary Data from the Universities Fund (UF) shows that capitation per student fell to 40,366 shillings in the yearRead More →
MARSHALL CO W.Va. (WTRF) Marshall County is one of the schools participating in a new program to monitor student achievement. The West Virginia Department of Education conducts student data assessment statewide. But now the paper is out and the video is in it. Students will receive their assessment videos inRead More →
The Child and Family Research Center and the First-Generation Student Center for Student Services have partnered to develop the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program, known as CCAMPIS through a grant funded by the US Department of Education. Through this new program, student parents attending the University ofRead More →
During her second week as the new Director of Veterans and Military Student Services (VMSS) at CU Denver, Leona Lopez, PhD, will celebrate Veterans Day at the Auraria campus on Thursday, November 11. “The importance of Veterans Day cannot be overstated,” Lopez said. “Less than 10% of the adult AmericanRead More →
NH Department of Education. CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Education announced last week that it will distribute $ 267,611.95 in Manchester to help educate homeless students, the second wave of support for homeless students across the state under the American Rescue Plan Act. A total of moreRead More →
A female teacher wearing a face mask visits her classroom while learners are at home taking online classes or completing modules to continue their education amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Philippines’ first year of participating in the International Student Assessment Program, results showed that 15-year-old Filipino students ranked lastRead More →
Funding for NYC Schools The mayor announced that New York City schools will receive their full student funding allocation. NEW YORK – New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter called the major injection of money into New York City public schools a historic moment. “This is the best newsRead More →
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Each New York City public school in the five boroughs will receive 100% of its student funding starting next school year, which can be used to hire teachers and staff, and to purchase student funding. educational materials and resources for student and family activities, Mayor BillRead More →
Educators continue to teach grade-level standards while scaffolding missed programs It has been a year since schools closed across the country in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools had to move quickly to new online learning platforms. Teachers and students struggled with the new routines and new Internet connections.Read More →
The Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The OMSS is a department of the Division of Diversity and Inclusion and oversees many initiatives and programs with the aim of supporting and encouraging academic excellence, leadership, and theRead More →
the Arizona Legislature is making decisions this session on three pipeline assessment bills that will impact student funding for public schools. The valuation of Transwestern Pipeline Company is important to rural and remote Arizona school districts outside of Maricopa and Pima counties and in western Arizona because it is aRead More →
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The federal government is now providing guidance to state educators on standardized testing, and Indiana is making changes due to the pandemic. The Indiana Department of Education said the assessment tests will take place this spring in an extended period. The state makes it clear that itsRead More →
News Ryan hamilton-davis Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Photo file SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS speaking at a meeting of a joint select committee on the effects of blended learning called for more student counselors, saying the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) was straining while addressing student issues during covid19. Sanatan Sharma MahaRead More →
ADRIAN – Principals can breathe a sigh of relief, as student funding will not take the blow that was once expected. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a Budget of $ 62.7 billion On Wednesday, that includes $ 8,111 per student and an additional one-time investment for schools, equivalent to about $Read More →
JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Education awarded Arkansas State University a $1.5 million grant over five years to continue funding student retention and completion initiatives . According to a press release sent Thursday by Arkansas State University, the grant funds the Student Support Services (SSS) program, which promotesRead More →
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Seton Hall University’s Division of Student Services a grant that will benefit 140 low-income, first-generation, or disabled students pursuing an undergraduate degree. The proposal, titled Student Support Services Program at Seton Hall, has been approved for a commitment of $1,300,584 over the nextRead More →
WILLMAR — Ridgewater College has received a five-year, $1.37 million extension of a federal grant for TRIO Student Support Services. The U.S. Department of Education grant will be used by TRIO to work with low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. The grant is 3.5% higher than the program’sRead More →
California educators are looking to postpone student assessment tests statewide this year. The State Board of Education plans to seek a waiver from the US Department of Education and other federal agencies to suspend testing requirements in school districts closed due to coronavirus concerns, a spokesperson for the Coronavirus saidRead More →
Two public colleges and 46 private, nonprofit colleges spent more than $10,000 per full-time equivalent student on student services in 2017-18. A portion of student services expenditure funds activities designed to support the emotional and physical well-being of students and to encourage their intellectual, cultural, and social development outside ofRead More →
The La Cañada Unified School District has outdone itself once again, continuing to improve its academic performance and overtaking other high-performing local school districts to top the state’s rankings in English and finish second in math, according to test results released this week by the California Department. education.California Assessment ofRead More →