The department approved the State School Superintendent’s request to make amendments. ATLANTA — Public schools in Georgia will face relaxed federal standards, thanks to a request made by the state’s top education official. The U.S. Department of Education approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ request to amend how the DOE […]
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A charter school chain promised a world-class education. Instead they billed the state and let kids ‘sit there quietly’
Ogubamichael’s family speaks Tigrinya at home, and her daughter, who is in second grade, is learning English. Five months into the 2021-22 school year, Ogubamichael realized that her daughter was barely making progress in English — and that she wasn’t getting services for English language learners, as had been promised, […]
Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning
COVID-19 Community Levels and Associated Prevention Strategies CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels help communities and individuals make decisions on what COVID-19 prevention strategies to use based on whether their community is classified as low, medium, or high. These levels factor in a combination of COVID-19 hospitalization rates, healthcare burden, and COVID-19 […]
NYC schools ban use of Illuminate Education products after massive data breach
The New York City Department of Education is calling it quits with a software company whose data breach has impacted at least 820,000 public school students. School principals on Tuesday were asked to cease using any Illuminate Education products and services at the end of this school year, according to […]
NYC education panel approves school funding formula
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Following a stunning rejection last month, New York City’s education panel approved Wednesday the city’s school funding formula for next year, as Schools Chancellor David Banks promised to create a group that will review the 15-year-old formula. The commitment from the city followed concerns from some panel members and public […]
FT Executive Education Ranking 2022: the top business schools
French business school HEC Paris has topped the FT’s twin annual executive education rankings for open-enrolment programmes and custom courses for corporate clients for the first time. The school’s double success comes as many of the world’s leading academic institutions report a surge in demand for non-degree courses as the […]
Executive Education 2022: Top 50 combined ranking and school profiles
Top for open and custom: HEC Paris HEC Paris heads the combined table this year. Rising one place in the custom table and seven in the open-enrolment list, the school tops both rankings. Corporate clients gave a top score for their courses in seven of nine categories. One surveyed client […]
School Advocates Rally at White House Against Biden’s ‘Attack’ on Charter Schools | Education News
Charter school advocates from across the country – mostly Black and Hispanic school leaders, teachers, students and parents – descended on the Education Department and the White House on Wednesday morning to deliver a message to the Biden administration and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: “Back off.” At issue is a […]
PM to announce new laws to level up education opportunity so no child is left behind
Schools Bill to help deliver government’s ambition to give every child in the country a world-class education, providing the foundation they need to secure future well-paid jobs Bill will support schools to raise standards, strengthen attendance and improve safeguarding for children wherever they are educated Measures will feed into the […]
NYC to launch two ‘full-time’ virtual schools, education officials say
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New York City is planning to launch two fully virtual schools, top education department officials said during a City Council hearing on Tuesday, though key details about how and when they will be created have yet to be revealed. City officials told local lawmakers that launching the “full-time” virtual schools […]
Pacific students’ education hit harder by pandemic, but schools adressing issue – ERO
New research shows the pandemic has hit Pacific students harder than others, but many schools are successfully addressing the problem, an educational leader says. Students are anxious they are too far behind in academic study after the Covid-19 period. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Education Review Office (ERO) said […]
New Schools Bill to boost education standards across the country
The Schools Bill is set to deliver on the government’s mission to raise standards across the country, increasing attendance and improve safeguarding for children wherever they are educated. Education remains at the forefront of the government’s agenda because by ensuring every child receives an excellent standard of teaching in a […]