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Skilled trade programs are booming after college enrollment dropped in the pandemic
College enrollment dropped during the pandemic. But programs in the skilled trades are booming. Elissa Nadworny visits two community colleges where students learn to build houses and fix cars.
As schools try to recover, COVID’s toll lingers: ‘We haven’t seen fine, ever’
Just as the pandemic’s emotional and academic toll on students grew clearer last fall, staff shortages hobbled schools. When the virus seemed like it was under control, the omicron wave of cases brought half-empty classrooms or temporary returns to virtual learning. It’s been a year of survival and triage for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families.
How can K-12 become a great equalizer? These 3 factors are key
During a session at SXSW EDU, experts discussed the role of elected leaders, partnerships and more in expanding opportunities for all students.
How K-12 leaders can help colleges diversify the principal pipeline
To convince more teachers of color to enter the principal pipeline, New Leaders has launched the Aspiring Principals Fellowship, an online certification and master’s program, with two leading HBCUs, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University. K-12 administrators can support the effort by identifying teacher leaders, assistant principals and other educators who have the potential to move into school leadership.
10-year study: GPAs, course rigor rising for high school grads
Compared to high school graduates 10 years earlier, students in the class of 2019 earned more credits, attained higher grade point averages, and took more STEM courses. Yet at the same time, their national average score decreased on the 12th-grade math portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, data from the newly released NAEP High School Transcript Study showsi look.
Report: Number of HSIs Fell During the Pandemic
The number of Hispanic-serving institutions in the United States decreased during the 2020–21 academic year, from 569 to 559, the first drop in two decades, according to an annual analysis by Excelencia in Education, an organization focused on Latino student success.
When Best Practices Fail Black and Brown Students, We Must Challenge Our Moral Contradictions
While we honor our journey and evolution in education, we must also deal with the repercussions our pendulum-swinging education system has had on the most marginalized students, writes Deitra Colquitt.
Short-term fixes won’t really solve California’s teacher shortage
California’s schools are struggling to staff up — despite billions in state money flowing to school districts to remedy teacher shortages. Grants have helped but, educators say, they aren’t enough.
2022 Wall of Fame inductees: Committed to serve
Congratulations to Cindy Brown, Director of Pathways for Porterville Unified School District and Linked Learning Fellow, for being named a 2022 Porterville Wall of Fame honoree!