Graduating. Graduating on time. Graduating with manageable student loan debt. Graduating with technical and people skills needed to launch a career. Thinking about the completion aspect alone, the essence of what student success is varies widely. Add in all the steps required to reach these accomplishments and the barriers along the way. Then consider the many perspectives of higher ed professionals helping to support students in that journey and whether those working in all corners of campus should be viewing student success through the same lens.
Those are some of the large- and small-group points made earlier this month in… Read More
Dictionaries have long been considered an indispensable part of any classroom or school library as both a reliable reference for inquisitive students and a teaching tool to expand vocabulary and comprehension. But recently, the Escambia County school district in Florida pulled Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary for Students from its shelves, along with an estimated 1,600 other books from its library collections, according to multiple news reports.
The texts are under review to determine whether they comply with recently passed Florida House Bill 1069, which calls for increasing “school district transparency and accountability for selecting and using instructional materials and library materials.” Part… Read More
In Prague, on 24 August 2022, the Extraordinary General Assembly of ICOM has approved the proposal for the new museum definition with 92.41% (For: 487, Against: 23, Abstention: 17). Following the adoption, the new ICOM museum definition is:
“A museum is a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage. Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums foster diversity and sustainability. They operate and communicate ethically, professionally and with the participation of communities, offering varied experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and knowledge sharing.”
Read the translations of the… Read More
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona dodged questions from Rep. Andrew Clyde on Tuesday, when the Georgia Republican asked the Biden administration what it means to be a “woman.”
The back-and-forth tense took place during a House Appropriations Committee hearing where Cardona defended proposed changes to Title IX rules that would make it illegal for schools to ban transgender athletes from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity,
“Can you please tell me or can you please define for me what is a woman?” Clyde asked Cardona.
The Biden administration official deflected the question, only answering that the focus… Read More
The latest lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s school funding model hinges on a key question: How much must the state pay to provide a constitutionally adequate education?
Testimony Tuesday by Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut suggests that the answer may be difficult for a judge to lock down.
During more than an hour of questioning in Rockingham County Superior Court, Edelblut declined to outline which education services he believes the state is required to uphold in order to meet the adequacy standards. That standard was set by the state Supreme Court in the 1992 Claremont I decision, in which the… Read More
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors… Read More
To the Editor:
I believe the EdWeek article “What Is Background Knowledge, and How Does It Fit Into the Science of Reading?” (Jan. 30, 2023) is problematic. The “science of reading” inspired by the National Reading Panel was never scientifically tested for efficacy by experts before it was presented as the only way to teach reading.
Try reading this. The topic is “reading”:
Ti is pssbleoi to rdea wtouthi snoudign otu wdros. I’ev jtsu dmsteontrade it.
Instead of decoding the sentence, the brain must look for the message. And, to find the message, the brain must compare minimal phonetic information… Read More
On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court decided the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. In the majority and dissenting opinions, several justices continued the debate over the meaning of the Brown v. Board of Education decision issued by the Supreme Court in 1954. The full text of the 237-page decision and opinions cited in this article may be found in pdf format at the Supreme Court’s website . Note: Each justice’s opinion is paginated separately from the others.… Read More
