VIJAYAWADA: The AP high court Thursday pulled up officials of education department for issuing a GO permits non-teaching staff to be promoted as principals of junior colleges. The high court said that the officials responsible for issuing such GOs should be sent to prison. Suspending the single judge order on promotion of principals, the high court division bench summoned the principal secretary for education to appear before it on next date of hearing.The state government on Dec 8, 2021, issued GO 76 allowing non-teaching staff including librarians and physical directors to get promotion as principals of junior colleges. Challenging the… Read More
Released on March 20, 2024
In 2024-25, the Government of Saskatchewan is investing $793 million in the province’s post-secondary sector, representing a 3.7 per cent increase from the previous year. This year’s budget provides for increased funding within the multi-year agreement, health training programs and seat expansions, and capital for key infrastructure projects.
“Our government is focused on ensuring that sustainable funding, programs and opportunities are in place for Saskatchewan’s post-secondary students,” Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant said. “This will deliver a future workforce that is responsive to the needs of our rapidly growing province and economy.”
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FRANKFORT – (TNS) Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher has been selected as the next Kentucky education commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education officials said Thursday.
“We sought a leader who embodies the qualities of an ambassador and statesperson, an expert instructional leader, a strong organizational leader and a visionary innovator. We are confident that Dr. Fletcher met these requirements and is excited about the future of education in the Commonwealth under his leadership,” said Kentucky Board of Education Chairman Sharon Porter Robinson.
For the first time under a new state law backed by Republican lawmakers, the 2024 Kentucky Senate will be… Read More
An English instructor at the University of Victoria is one of many at the school trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool to help students and how it also has the potential to be harmful to students’ learning.
In associate professor Erin Kelly’s young adult fiction class, she allows her students to use AI to write a 500-word essay in one of the assignments. The class was given the option if they wanted to experiment with ChatGPT and generate a short essay, but after students were tasked with writing another essay critiquing the bot’s… Read More
HUGHESVILLE — Dr. Khalid Mumin, the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, recently paid a visit to the Lycoming Career and Technology Center (LycoCTC) in a tour led by Executive Director Nate Minium.
The visit, which was one of several schools within Lycoming County, aimed to highlight the impactful programs offered at the center and underscore the importance of vocational education in preparing students for diverse career paths.
Accompanying Mumin were the superintendents from each of LycoCTC’s six member districts, including Dr. Craig Skaluba, superintendent of records; James Geffken of Benton Area School District; Dr. Mark Stamm of… Read More
