Student Loan Payment Pause: Why? By: Zack Friedman, Senior Contributor The U.S. Department of Education has now confirmed President Joe Biden will decide “soon” on whether the student loan payment pause will be extended. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your student loans. Student Loans Payment It’s crunch time in America for student loans. Biden…
Karren Brady on Taking Up a Side Hustle By Karren Brady Apprentice star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your career questions and meets an inspirational CEO. Here she gives a reader advice on how to take up a side hustle in tutoring. Q) I’m a teacher and recently a friend asked if I could tutor her son…
Jill Biden on Teaching as First Lady: ‘I Knew I Could Do Both’ By Darlene Superville Jill Biden says she didn’t doubt that she could keep teaching as First Lady and overcame the skepticism that she could handle both jobs by instructing her staff to “figure it out.” In a new interview in the September issue of Real Simple magazine,…
Us vs. Them: The Political Polarization of Education By Todd Washburn It is a truth so universally acknowledged that it is a cliché: Education is essential to democracy. Thomas Jefferson viewed an informed citizenry as the indispensable bulwark against tyranny, writing that no civilized nation could be both ignorant and free. Franklin Roosevelt called education “the real safeguard of democracy,” and Ronald Reagan said education was…
Improving Education of Black Boys Across County By Kate Ryan Black boys are at the top of suspension and expulsion rates and at the bottom of test scores, a Maryland educator said during a summit aimed at improving the experiences and outcomes of Black male students at the state’s public schools. Dr. Vermelle Greene is a member of the state…
Akpojotor Advocates For Girls’ Education in Nigeria Written by Rochelle Beighton, CNN Only 10 countries in the world have a bigger gender gap than Nigeria when it comes to education, with around 70% of boys in the country attending primary school, compared to only 58% of girls. It’s just one of the issues that Nigerian artist Marcellina Akpojotor addresses in her work.…
Just 13% of Superintendents Are Women. Why? Equal representation would benefit schoolchildren and the education system, says the director of USU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project. By Marjorie Cortez Two years ago, Taryn Kay was appointed superintendent of the Grand County School District, which meant she took charge in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Her first year as superintendent was…
Education Department Issues New Guidance on School Discipline The new guidance comes at a moment of increasing mental health challenges spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. By Lauren Camera The Education Department released new guidance on discriminatory discipline practices for students with disabilities Tuesday – the most sweeping set of technical documents published on the issue since the federal disability law was passed…
Ex-Education Secretary Says Department of Education ‘Should Not Exist’ By Merdie Nzanga WASHINGTON – Betsy DeVos, who served as secretary of education under former President Donald Trump, said over the weekend to a conservative group in Florida that the department she led should be abolished. “I personally think the Department of Education should not exist,” she said Saturday during a Moms for…
Camp Aims to Recruit More Female First Responders By Amanda Rooker At Iowa Hero Academy, everything is hands-on. The five-day overnight camp is put on by Des Moines Police Department and the Des Moines Fire Department for Iowa girls ages 15-18. From firearm simulations to search and rescue drills, to learning how to use fire hoses and hydrants, the camp…
