Where are state COVID vaccine mandates for schools heading?
From K-12 Dive By Anna Merod Jan. 10, 2022 Dive Brief: In December, several large California school districts including Los Angeles Unified pushed back vaccine...
Edison State Accepting Scholarship Applications
Applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by March 1, 2022 Edison State Community College is accepting applications for campus-based scholarships now through March 1,...
SCOTUS blocks Biden vaccine mandate, relieving districts of compliance
From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan Jan. 13, 2022 Dive Brief: In a much-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccination...
Schools expand credit recovery to keep students on track for graduation
Personalizing and growing credit recovery options are among popular nontraditional approaches districts have supported with relief funding. From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel Jan. 12,...
Schools trim precautions as COVID-19 test shortages, infections grow
Districts are having to limit testing to return to school and contact tracing, though some experts suggest omicron signals the virus’ transition to endemic. From...
The Mean Girls Paradox
From EdSurge Call it the “Mean Girls” paradox: The most popular students in a school are not always well-liked, and the most well-liked are not...
Thirty-Nine Edison State Student-Athletes Named to OCCAC All-Academic Team
Thirty-nine student-athletes from Edison State Community College have received Academic All-Conference honors from the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) for the Fall 2021 semester....
Three ways schools can ease Covid-19’s trauma
From The Hechinger Report By Jackie Mader At the start of the school year last August, I spent several days visiting a first-grade classroom in...
$17 trillion: That’s how much the pandemic could take away from today’s kids
From NPR By Anya Kamanetz December 27, 2021 17 trillion dollars. That’s how much the pandemic could cost today’s children in terms of lost earnings...
Seven higher education trends to watch in 2022
Politics bleeding into college operations, new regulatory action, continued expansion of online ed and more are stories we’ll be following in 2022. From Higher Ed...
Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart
From EdSurge By Simon Rodberg Jan 10, 2022 The Great Renegotiation is coming for schools. According to national data, schools are not facing greater teacher...
Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron
From NPR By Anya Kamanetz January 3, 2022 As the coronavirus pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among...
Kids are back in school — and struggling with mental health issues
From NPR By Rhitu Chatterjee January 7, 2022 When Millis Public Schools opened its doors for the start of the 2021-22 school year, teachers and...
Eight K-12 trends to watch in 2022
Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing policy pingpong, curricular controversy and more are set to impact schools this year. From K-12 Dive By Roger Riddell,...
Can texting parents improve school attendance?
From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel Jan. 4, 2022 Dive Brief: Texting parents can be an effective and inexpensive way to communicate the importance of...