National parks offer students rich educational benefits. Can they continue doing so remotely?
Studying state history in a classroom can be a bit boring for 4th-graders, but field trips to state parks bring...
Day: May 28, 2020
How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?
The last few years have been tumultuous for many U.S. colleges. Pressure to lower tuition, stagnating state funding and a...
Lessons in Leadership: A New York district’s coronavirus response and road forward
Located roughly 25 miles from New York City, Baldwin Union Free School District on Long Island was well-positioned to see...
Uncertain when campuses can open, colleges make their fall plans flexible
Residential colleges are scrambling to get and provide clarity as to how the COVID-19 pandemic might alter their educational offerings....
Will lawsuits for tuition refunds succeed? It depends, experts say
In mid-March, as New York University frantically moved classes online, students at its Tisch School of the Arts began asking...
NFHS releases high school sports guidelines during coronavirus pandemic
Dive Brief: The National Federation of State High School Associations recently released guidelines detailing three phases of reopening for high school...
Homework gap a growing focus for nonprofits, lawmakers as closures persist
Dive Brief: After declaring success in the goal of connecting most schools to fast, reliable internet, nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is turning...
Colleges pull back tuition increases as pressure to manage costs mounts
In a normal year, many colleges would raise tuition by a few percentage points to keep pace with operating costs. ...
Districts seek distance ed ELL improvement ahead of fall
Dive Brief: Many of the nation’s 5 million English language learners lost English instruction time when schools shifted to remote...
Study: Earned credits, college admission rates higher among students in 9-14 model
Dive Brief: By 10th grade, students who attended the first seven New York City schools with P-TECH — a six-year,...
