Benjamin Franklin Elementary’s Math By: Sarah Mervosh MERIDEN, Conn. — It’s just after lunchtime, and Dori Montano’s fifth-grade math class is running on a firm schedule. In one corner of the classroom, Ms. Montano huddles with a small group of students, working through a lesson about place value: Is 23.4 or 2.34 the bigger number? Nearby, other students collaborate to…
Student Test Scores Show Steady Improvement Do you think our schools are worse than ever? You’re wrong. Pandemic was bad, but last half century shows steady improvement, particularly in math By Jay Mathews Pessimism about American public schools runs deep, particularly with the latest federal sampling tests showing a sharp drop in achievement among 9-year-olds because of the pandemic. That does…
College Students Draw First-Hand Career Insight By Kenya King Three Chevron Corp. engineers met with 15 Perimeter College engineering students recently to give first-hand advice and encouragement about advancing their education and careers. The engineers—all women—spent more than two hours reviewing the students’ resumes and answering student questions about coursework—as well as giving background about their own jobs at the…
Addressing Gaps in Theological Education for Women By: NGAOUNDÉRÉ, Cameroon Voices from the Communion: National Bishop Dr Jean Baïguelé reflects on African realities in church life (LWI) – Tell us about your background, growing up and schooling? I grew up in the south of Adamawa, Northern Cameroon, the fourth born in a Christian family of eight. The region was relatively calm,…
How Ivonne Arguijo’s Public School Programs Help Hispanic Students By Astrid Kayembe Ivonne Arguijo has spent her career working to better the lives of Hispanic children and their families in the Memphis area. She’s a key local leader in a unique program – an ongoing effort in cooperation with the Mexican consulate to provide education to Spanish-speaking teens and adults. …
“Rebuilding Stronger:” District Unveils Plan For IPS Schools By Caroline Beck Indianapolis Public School’s Superintendent Alessia Johnson released the final draft of the “Rebuilding Stronger” plan on Tuesday night which proposes major district changes including closing certain schools and rebuilding others. Johnson gave the announcement during her state of the district address marking a year since the beginning of the…
Declining Enrollment in Wisconsin Schools By Rhonda Foxx MADISON (WKOW) – Public schools have experienced the largest drop in enrollment since World War II, and it’s in no small part thanks to the pandemic. National public school enrollment dropped from 50.8 million students in 2019 to 49.4 million students in 2020, erasing more than a decade of growth, according to the…
Seattle Schools Education Union to Vote on a Strike By Monica Velez The Seattle Education Association’s board of directors is recommending that its members authorize a strike, a vote that could happen this week. A strike authorization does not mean a strike will happen, but it gives the union’s leaders the power to call one if the union and the…
Why More Students are Repeating a Grade By Brooke Schultz and Heather Hollingsworth HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As Braylon Price remembers it, he struggled with pretty much everything the first full school year of the pandemic. With minimal guidance and frequent disruptions, he had trouble staying on top of assignments and finishing homework on time. It was so rocky his…
New Funding for Massachusetts School Safety Initiatives BOSTON — Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, joined by Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeff Riley, Acting Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw and public safety officials, announced plans to file legislation proposing significant investments in school safety initiatives to support programming, training and resources for schools and…
