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2022 - 8 - 1

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RazorBug Diploma Tour Recognizes Veteran of Online Education (University of Arkansas Newswire)

The people closest to Leanita Pelts know she loves learning. "My family thinks I'm a career student forever and ever," she said with a smile during a stop ...

These programs are showcased on the U of A ONLINE website at online.uark.edu. She was able to further her education through challenging times including the serious illness of her husband and working full time. It gives me a different perspective from the student to the professor side to the leadership side versus the teacher side." She previously worked 30 years at the University of Ozarks as an office manager, program coordinator and instructor before leaving to teach special education in the Jasper and Clarksville school districts. "Working full time, the online program was what I needed in order to be able to go forward with the things that I want to do. Members of Pelts' family stood a few feet away, cheering from the shade as Pelts reached for her diploma.

'Peabody Journal of Education' issue addresses COVID-19's impact ... (Vanderbilt University News)

The latest issue of the Peabody Journal of Education focuses on the pandemic's consequences for equity and social justice, with insights on the PK-16 ...

- “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recession on Career Preparation during High School”by Shaun Dougherty, associate professor of public policy and education; researchers at Florida State University and the University of Pennsylvania; and Sophie McGuinness, a doctoral student at Peabody College, examines the pandemic’s impact on disruptions in learning, particularly for students pursuing career and technical education. The findings of this study suggest a need for student-focused interventions and on-the-job support for educators in cultural responsivity training and classroom management. The researchers discuss the implications of this finding to better address power and equity in refugee education. Each issue examines a common theme through a range of contexts. The researchers found that social circumstances played a key role in the adversity of educators and that inequity significantly impacted schools’ return to functioning. Collectively, the articles in this issue suggest a critical need for further research on the educational, ethical and political concerns related to the pandemic.

School of Education (cnm.edu)

The School of Education provides academic programs in teacher preparation and Adult Basic Education (ESL, ESOL, and HSE). It also provides academic support ...

- Facilitates the approval and renewal processes of these contracts and MOUs - Plans and manages all aspects of the Perkins V Grant for CNM - Supporting all academic programs at CNM in the areas of transfer and articulation, credit for prior learning, dual credit, workforce grants and partnerships

Expanding industry engagement in higher education (Rowan Today)

With sights set on creating enduring change in higher education, seven universities (University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Boston College, Drexel University, ...

“These industry partnerships will create students who are curious in the classroom and graduates who are value-creators for their future employers.” “Infusing entrepreneurially-minded learning in our curriculum with meaningful engagement from industry is an exciting opportunity for all,” said Dr. Kauser Jahan, professor and head of the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University and co-principal investigator for the grant. The intent is to help advisory boards move from a traditional advisory role to an active partnership in engineering education with a goal of helping institutions advance an entrepreneurial mindset in engineers.

Change Tack In Delivery Of Higher Education, President Kenyatta ... (Capital FM Kenya)

KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Aug 3 - President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged universities to change tack in the delivery of higher education in the country to cope ...

“In today’s world, knowledge and innovation are increasingly becoming life’s key differentiators in determining success. “Through the Competency-Based Education that is now underway in the lower levels, we are permitting our young learners to determine from an early stage their area of specialization,” President Kenyatta said. The President said the next phase in the development of the country’s institutions of higher learning should shift focus to university education that is more responsive to a dynamic global economy.

Neighborhoods as engines for social, economic mobility (Harvard Gazette)

Neighborhood groups come to HGSE with children from disadvantaged communities in mind.

That’s why Reville, founding director of HGSE’s EdRedesign Lab, and Geoffrey Canada, a GSE alum and president of Harlem Children’s Zone, are teaming up this week to inspire and support nonprofit community groups looking to level the playing field. Canada, who earned a master’s degree from Harvard in 1975, is nationally known for the model of “wrap-around” services that Harlem Children’s Zone designed to augment the work of schools in fostering child development. “We as a society have thrown up our hands, shrugged our shoulders at this and said ‘That’s just the way it is’ rather than make it an entitlement,” said Paul Reville, the Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. “We know it matters.