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…
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…
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…
Foster Youth Education in Michigan The state took children from their parents — then failed to give them a ‘real’ education. Foster youth in Michigan say the classes they took in state-funded facilities didn’t count toward graduation. Some dropped out. “I felt destroyed,” one said, “like everything I did was for nothing.” By Erin Einhorn DETROIT — Michigan is catastrophically…
What the ‘Roe v. Wade’ Ruling Means for Education By Sarah Schwartz The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, removing the constitutional right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years in all states and setting off a chain of effects that could have wide-reaching consequences for schools, educators, and the children they serve. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
Green Schools Program: 196 Michigan Schools Recognized By State of Michigan Environmental stewardship and education were front and center at nearly 200 Michigan schools recently recognized at Michigan Green Schools. It marks the first year that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) was responsible for operating the MI Green Schools program. Previously, it was run by a non-profit…
Resources To Support Children Arriving From Ukraine This information is provided solely for reference to help schools and colleges. Resources included are not endorsed, promoted, recommended or connected to the Department for Education in any legally binding way. Explaining the education system Refugee Education UK has published a welcome booklet to tell parents and guardians about the education system in England so they…
A Project for Girls’ Education in Mali How Fatouma is continuing her education following COVID-19 school closures in Mali By UNESCO “I had to work to help my parents and support the family during COVID-19. The sensitization sessions gave me the strength to go back to school.” Fatouma Adiawiakoye, a primary school student aged 13 from the Timbuktu region in…
Gender Stereotypes Stop Girls From Studying Physics By Olivia Keenan and Jen Gupta Stereotypical attitudes about academia and gender are putting up barriers to girls pursuing further education in physics, the ASPIRES project finds. Many people think girls don’t want to study physics because of the mathematics element, but 39% of A-Level exam entrants in maths are girls, compared to…
Teachers Set Students Up for Success By Justina Coronel (KSDK) ST. LOUIS — The organization HOME WORKS tries to make students as successful as possible with the help of teachers. A parent-teacher workshop is one way to do so. “We’re working with parents to teach them what we are teaching their child in class so they can help them at home. So,…
