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CNHI Statehouse Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — A controversial bill that opponents say would limit educators’ ability to teach about racism passed out of a House committee Wednesday. Tony Cook Author Rep. Tony Cook, a former history teacher, said he understood the need to teach about historical racism — voting rights in Selma, the Tulsa Massacre, Jim…

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House on Wednesday touted the diversity of President Biden’s judicial nominees as it announced nine new federal court nominations. The nominees are Biden’s eleventh round of federal judicial nominees, which brings the…

Post Views: 167 Since the pandemic, there’s much talk about rethinking education and this includes the early years of schooling. Most parents just want their schools reopened safely and schedules back to normal, but corporate reformers want to see even more changes made to schools than seen with No Child Left Behind (NCLB)! The October…

Utah Board of Higher Education votes unanimously to change Dixie State University’s name Elle Cabrera   | St. George Spectrum & Daily News The Utah Board of Higher Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend Dixie State University’s name change to Utah Tech, forwarding the proposal to the state Legislature for a final decision. In approving…

Kari Schoenike of Dodge County, Tammy Wiedenbeck of Grant County and Clara Hedrich of Calumet County have been appointed to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee by the organization’s Board of Directors. Their terms begin at WFBF’s Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference, December 3-6, in Wisconsin Dells. Kari Schoenike “Kari,…

Leading provider of school administration software adds advanced asset management and inventory control with integrated help desk to enhance partnership with K-12 districts Malvern, PA/Austin, TX – June 17, 2021 – Frontline Education™, a leading provider of K-12 school administration software, today announced that it has acquired Hayes Software Systems (Hayes) from Transition Capital Partners…

It’s already October, and teachers are getting a true feel for this school year’s biggest challenges. TikTok challenges, anyone? We asked the WeAreTeachers Advisory Board to give their predictions for the remainder of the school year and tell us the biggest issues facing teachers. From critical race theory to mental health and wellness, these are…

Students exit the Lied Library at UNLV in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Nevada’s higher education system on Thursday approved a policy requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. After more than two hours of public comment, the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted 10-3 to approve the…

As students begin to return to classrooms, teachers and administrators are tasked with balancing young people’s education alongside a truly monumental set of obstacles – a global pandemic, political infighting, structural educational inequities and a mounting climate crisis. At the same time, nurturing leadership in young people has never been more important, and supporting the…

Numerous studies have shown that the key factor that impacts student academic performance the most is the quality of the teacher that is in the classroom. It would therefore make logical sense to place significant financial investment into recruiting and producing teachers of the highest quality if the goal is to improve student performance. The higher the…