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ASCD and ISTE to Merge

Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge
Date: 11-14-2022
Link: Complete Article

ASCD and ISTE to Merge

Today, after a key vote, it’s official: Two giants in the education space will join forces, creating a professional development powerhouse for their educator members. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will merge, beginning in January, a move that leaders hope will help to… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News

U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students

Posted on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Press Office, U.S. Department of Education
Date: 1/14/2022
Link: Complete Article

U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers detailing information about federal funds and resources available to support Afghan children and their families, who have recently arrived or may be arriving soon to states and school districts across the country. As part of Operation Allies Welcome, a unified approach led by the Department of… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Afghan newcomers, Dear Colleague Letter, Operation Allies Welcome, US Department of Education

Two Educators Honored with 2021 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

Posted on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Press Office, US Department of Education
Date: 12/1/2021
Link: Complete Article

Two Educators Honored with 2021 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

Today, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Security Agency announced the 2021 recipients of the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award. Kristina L. Rice, of Spotsylvania High School in Spotsylvania, Virginia and Sergio de Alba, of Miano Elementary School in Los Banos, California, were selected for the award for instilling in their students the skills,… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: National Security Agency, Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, US Department of Education

The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most

Posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Sarah Mervosh, New York Times
Date: 7/28/2021
Link: Complete Article

The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most

How much did the pandemic affect students? The latest research is out, and the answer is clear: dramatically. In math and reading, students are behind where they would be after a normal year, with the most vulnerable students showing the steepest drops, according to two new reports from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company and… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Educational Gap, Math, Pandemic, Reading

Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Blad/Ujifusa, Education Week
Date: 1/14/2021
Link: Complete Article

Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education

Miguel Cardona remembers how overwhelmed he felt when he walked into school for the first time as a student. The son of parents who moved to Meriden, Conn., from Puerto Rico as children, he lived in public housing and didn’t speak English as a young child. “I remember my first day of kindergarten at John… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Education, Education Secretary

When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.

Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Erin Einhorn, NBC News
Date: 6/14/2020
Link: Complete Article

When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.

DETROIT — Principal Jacqueline Dungey was searching for one of her kindergartners. She’d called every number she had for his family. She’d sent urgent notes to his parents. She’d reached out to a social worker who’d worked with his family in the past. But more than a month after the coronavirus threat forced the New… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News

High School Seniors Are ‘Making Lemonade out of Lemons’ With Graduations Online, at Drive-Ins and on Racetracks

Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Katie Reilly, Time
Date: 5/14/2020
Link: Complete Article

High School Seniors Are ‘Making Lemonade out of Lemons’ With Graduations Online, at Drive-Ins and on Racetracks

Briauna Leonard graduated from high school at home wearing pajamas and sitting at her kitchen table beside her cat, Mr. Pickles, watching the salutatory address that she recorded a week earlier in an almost empty auditorium. “It was a little heartbreaking, honestly, to work your way up for 12 years, and you look forward to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News, National News Tagged With: COVID-19, Graduation, high school, high school seniors, Pioneer Valley Regional School, virtual graduation

How to reach students without internet access during coronavirus? Schools get creative

Posted on Monday, April 27th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Amadou Diallo, NBC News/The Hechinger Report
Date: 4/19/2020
Link: Complete Article

How to reach students without internet access during coronavirus? Schools get creative

This article about students without internet access at home was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. On the Friday before spring break at Meigs Middle School in Decatur, Tennessee, special education teacher Matt Coe was busy preparing new lessons for his students now that schools were set… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: internet access, schools, Technology

Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding

Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Erica Green, New York Times
Date: 3/4/2020
Link: Complete Article

Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding

WASHINGTON — Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools – at least for a year. Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, will allow states to more easily qualify for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, rural school funding, rural schools

From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back

Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Ines Novacic, CBS News
Date: 3/5/2020
Link: Complete Article

From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back

Melissa Lau, a middle-school science teacher in Piedmont, Oklahoma, with over 19 years of experience, stood by the doorway of her classroom as the last few of her first-period sixth grade students filed in and took their seats. “Hey guys, you need your papers from yesterday, and a pencil,” said Lau, launching into the day’s… [Read More]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: climate change, science, Science teachers

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