Category Education Update

President Biden proposes a 40.8% increase in the education budget. More schools across the country are targeted by ransomware and female principals are being paid less than men. These items, as well as many others, are included below. From: Education… Continue Reading →

From: The Washington Post’s Breaking News   April 9, 2021 Biden seeks huge funding increases for education, health care and environmental protection in first budget request to Congress The White House said one focus of the proposal was to help… Continue Reading →

From: Education Week’s EdWeek Update March 3, 2021 Biden Announces Goal to Get Educators the COVID-19 Vaccine This Month President Joe Biden pushes states to get educators at least one dose by the end of March to help schools resume… Continue Reading →

From: The Washington Post March 1, 2021 Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary, capping his rise from teacher to nation’s top schools chief Cardona, 45, was born into poverty to Puerto Rican parents before becoming a teacher, principal, administrator… Continue Reading →

Education Update April 20 – 24, 2020 From: ASCD’s Smartbrief April 20, 2020   SNA: Need increasing for school meals Schools nationwide already are seeing an uptick in applications for free and reduced-price meals amid the economic fallout from the… Continue Reading →

  From: Education Week’s EdWeek Update April 12, 2020 Where Are They? Students Go Missing in Shift to Remote Classes As school shutdowns extend nationwide, educators are finding that some of their students have simply disappeared and efforts to reach… Continue Reading →

April 6, 2020 AP alters exam plans amid pandemic Advanced Placement exams will be held next month but will be modified to allow them to be taken online at home. The College Board says it expects “the vast majority of… Continue Reading →