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Let’s Be Number One In Public Education – The Chattanoogan

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State Rep. Scott Cepicky frequently asks a compelling question: Why can’t Tennessee be the number one state in the nation for public education? Great question. Why can’t we be number one in education in the nation? So many “education reformers” cling to the industrial age model of education. We need to use our imagination and […]

Georgia Dept. of Education announces 2021 legislative priorities – WALB

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“Georgia’s public schools need support as they continue to meet the moment of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Woods said. “And even when schools can go back to ‘normal,’ there is a ‘normal’ we cannot and should not go back to. We cannot return to the status-quo of overtesting, hyper-accountability and data points determining destiny. Now is […]

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed

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Chaffey Cancels All In-Person Classes for the Spring Jan. 13, 6:17 a.m. Chaffey College, a community college in California, has previously decided most of its courses would be online this spring. On Tuesday, the college announced that all classes would be online, The Press-Enterprise reported. Most of the classes that had been scheduled for in-person […]

COVID testing pilot in early education underway in Massachusetts – MassLive.com

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State officials are working to develop a COVID-19 testing pilot program focused on early education and care, Education Secretary James Peyser said Tuesday. Peyser’s comments, during a Board of Early Education and Care meeting, came as Massachusetts is rolling out a new pooled testing initiative in K-12 schools and a day after more than 250 […]

US Department of Education Announces Additional College Scorecard Updates, Providing Greater Transparency on Borrower Repayment Progress and Postsecondary Costs – U.S. Department of Education

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced today a new update to College Scorecardthat delivers on the Administration’s promise to make higher education more transparent and accountable. College Scorecard now provides prospective students with information on how well borrowers from individual colleges and universities are progressing in repaying their federal student loans, as well as […]

America’s education system is in need of dramatic reform – CNN

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Imagine it’s August 2021, and the kids are finally able to go back to school without fear of a global pandemic. Parents rejoice. So do teachers. We all give thanks to the medical and logistical experts who rolled out an unprecedented vaccine distribution. But even if we’ve gotten the danger under control, big questions about […]