By Ground Picture | Editorial Credit: shutterstock.com Mayor Eric Adams poured cold water Tuesday on an imminent citywide school cell phone ban, citing a number of remaining obstacles and saying the city is “not there yet.“ “There will be some action in the upcoming school year, but the extent of a full ban, we’re not there […]
By: Alex Zimmerman, Thecity.nyc |Editorial Credit: Yuri A. / shuttertsock.com Math scores rose across New York City public schools last school year while English scores ticked down, according to state test results released Wednesday by city officials. Among students in grades 3-8, 53.4% were considered proficient or above in math, an increase of 3.5 percentage […]
By Rachel Cody, Theconversation |Editorial Credit: shutterstock.com Not long after new college students have finished choosing the college that is right for them, they are asked to declare an academic major. For some students, this decision is easy, as their majors may have actually influenced their choice of college. Unfortunately, this decision is not always […]
By Paige Shoemaker DeMio | American Progress Across the country, educators are finding innovative ways to integrate technology into their curricula, allowing students to develop apps,1 speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station,2 and create and publish e-books.3 These types of opportunities are increasingly important aspects of a well-rounded education as technology advances and becomes more critical […]
By Lesley Lavery, Steve Friess | The Conversation Kansas faces the worst teacher shortfall in its history. The 4,000 teaching vacancies Florida faces as the new school year approaches “is more than the population of teachers in 19 of Florida’s smallest counties combined,” the state’s teachers union says. In Vermont, there are days when whole grades of students are […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat Café-style seating. Deli-like grab-and-go meals. This is what school lunch looks like in nearly half of New York City’s middle and high schools. And soon, the rest will get similar upgrades. With $150 million in capital funding […]
Photo: An eighth-grade student turns her phone off after checking it during class. May 26, 2023 Credit: Elaine Cromie for Chalkbeat By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New York This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and […]
By Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat New York This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Students will no longer be required to pass the state’s Regents exams to earn a high school diploma under a set of proposed actions New York Education officials outlined on Monday. Instead, they will have a menu of options […]
Photo: Parent advocates and Councilmember planned to deliver a petition to the mayor’s office to restore 3-K funding, June 6, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Max Rivera City Hall remains steadfast in its commitment to offer 3-K seats to every family who wants one, citing a 9,000-seat surplus, but families say the available seats are […]
Editorial credit: Maciej Czekajewski / Shutterstock.com The 9th Annual Education Summit & Gala will be held in Coral Gables, Miami, from May 28 to June 1, 2024. The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce’s Action Network is thrilled to announce the 9th Annual Education Summit & Gala, a momentous event set from May 28 to June 1, 2024. […]