For colleges, insurance against sexual misconduct is becoming harder to get
Michigan State University had general liability coverage from the same insurance company for nearly two decades. Then it was revealed...
Day: April 15, 2020
Support builds for test-optional college admissions amid coronavirus
Dive Brief: Student Voice, a student-centric nonprofit that seeks equity in education, is calling on all colleges to suspend admissions...
Like evolution before it, climate change requires careful treading in curriculum
Don Haas understands educators may hesitate before they launch into their climate change lessons with students. Certainly, tense politics and...
Assigning and assessing students’ challenges amid broader pandemic pressures
Dive Brief: Given the shift to distance learning in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the kind of feedback students...
Educators can adjust online classes to fit learning styles
Dive Brief: Educators must balance many learning preferences as students adjust to online learning, which will be a good fit for...
Ed Dept: CTE programs can donate PPE to healthcare workers, hospitals
Dive Brief: In a Tuesday announcement, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos said career and technical education programs can donate or...
Ortom sacks Benue SUBEB Chairman
By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Tuesday relieved the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education...
Ed, tech coalition launches resource for remotely serving special needs students
As the U.S. Department of Education considers whether to recommend waivers from certain aspects of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,...
Educators in many states report low e-learning attendance
Dive Brief: A survey of 5,659 educators by Fishbowl, a community app for professionals, found 35% of respondents reporting online...
As summer nears, school districts begin ‘scenario planning’
Saturday “academies” and extending the current school year are among the possible ways state and district leaders say they plan...
