Tag: Elections
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Public vs. private education in a woke world
Is a public education better than a private education? Allie Beth Stuckey tackles this question in one of her latest episodes — and as a mother herself, it’s safe to say she’s quite passionate about the topic. It’s a topic on the tongues of most parents these days, amid growing concerns that children are being…
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Education-centered perks set companies up for recruiting, retention success
The logistics industry has been grappling with labor constraints in the form of a truck driver shortage for ages. As pandemic-fueled labor shortages — dubbed the Great Resignation — have rocked the job market as a whole, recruiting and retention concerns have widened to include employees of all ranks and stations. In fact, 60% of…
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Bill seeks to eliminate school takeovers by Mass. education department – The Boston Globe
“It’s always some of the poorest communities with the greatest number of students of color,” said Max Page, Massachusetts Teachers Association president. Critics of the bill, though, say it would obliterate valuable leverage in ensuring the state’s most vulnerable students aren’t left to languish in struggling schools. BPS, for example, wouldn’t be reckoning with systemic…
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Ex-prisoner fought for education behind bars
Sandra Brown walked gingerly down a walkway to the side door of Decatur Correctional Center. She wore jeans and a hooded sweatshirt that said “The Reclamation Project,” and her hair was styled into a thick, high frohawk. Brown is tall, and moves with grace and elegance, so her hairstyle only added to her regal demeanor.…
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John King, former U.S. education secretary, named next SUNY chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — John King, the former New York education commissioner and U.S. education secretary, was named State University of New York chancellor Monday, taking over the largest public university system in the nation. King was unanimously selected to head the 64-campus system by the SUNY Board of Trustees, concluding a yearlong, nationwide search that…
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The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 | Edutopia
This past year didn’t feel normal, exactly, but compared with the last few trips around the sun, well—it sufficed. In 2021, when we sat down to write our annual edition of the research highlights, we were in the throes of postpandemic recovery and wrote about the impact of a grueling year in which burnout and…