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Analysis: Time to Reimagine State Data Systems So Kids & Families Can Get Services They Need, from Early Childhood to K-12, Postsecondary, the Workforce and Beyond
State data systems don't work for people. It's time to reimagine them so kids and families can get services they need, from early childhood to K-12, postsecondary, the workforce and beyond, writes Data Quality Campaign's Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger.
Rethinking Remedial Courses at California Community Colleges
AB 705 outlaws community colleges in the state from requiring students to take remedial English or math courses without considering their high school GPA and coursework as well as determining that these students are “highly unlikely to succeed” in transfer-level, credit-bearing courses.
Deadline for $10,000 California college program is approaching. Here’s what to know
Thousands of undergraduate college students could pocket roughly $10,000 through a California state program geared toward debt-free college pathways for low-to-moderate income students — but the deadline to apply is approaching.
Analysis: New Politics-of-Education Poll Shows Americans Think Schools Are Important & Need to be Fixed. That, Not Culture Wars, Must Inform the Next Election
The nation must be aligned on shared values and invest in the K-12 education system. The future of America, and its children, depends on it, writes Emma Bloomberg.
Would You Urge a Young Person to Go Into Teaching? What Teachers Say
EdWeek spoke with four teachers to hear their perspectives on if they would encourage young people to go into the education field, and what advice they would give them.
This Tennessee district's grow-your-own program is set to eliminate teacher vacancies
Now in the third year of its grow-your-own apprenticeship program, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System in Tennessee is set to completely eliminate teacher vacancies across the district, state Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn said during an Education Commission of the States webinar on Wednesday.
Cost, emotional stress leading to enrollment challenges at colleges, study finds
Many adults across the United States who don’t attend college are interested in enrolling, but the high costs of attendance are preventing them from doing so. At the same time, significant numbers of students currently enrolled in college have recently considered dropping out, and they overwhelmingly point to emotional stress as the reason.
Geography plays role in gender disparities among superintendents
When it comes to gender representation among superintendents, geography plays a role: While women hold 43% of superintendent positions in the Northeast, only 24% of superintendents are women in the Southeast. By comparison, women hold 31% of spots in the Midwest and 26% in the West, according to a report released by the ILO group, a women-founded national education strategy and policy firm.
Being a teacher needs to be the best job in the district
A leader and a staff member of the National Center on Education and the Economy write there are too many incentives for teachers to leave the classroom and not enough for them to stay.