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Bipartisan boost: How Congress promises to cooperate on K-12 recovery
The just-launched Public Schools Caucus will focus on reversing learning loss as well as parents and teacher retention.
Confusion about credentials and work readiness
Uncertainty among recent graduates regarding whether their college credential or trade certification truly indicates that they have the skills employers seek could be swaying roughly half of them from even applying for entry-level jobs in their field because they don’t feel prepared for them, according to a new report.
Make Teaching a True Pathway to the Middle Class for Young Latino Teachers
We are losing an entire generation of teachers of color, at a time when the diversity of our students continues to grow. The real measure of whether or not we are able to build back our education system from this pandemic will lie in whether or not we are able to recruit and retain more Black, Latino, Asian Pacific Islander and indigenous educators in the years to come, writes Daniel Velasco.
Schools would likely weather a recession; should the state budget for one?
Even if state revenues were to plummet, they’d be far better positioned to weather a sizable downtown than in the past — for reasons of foresight and luck. The independent, nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office and other budget mavens
How to Make Higher Education the Engine of Opportunity, Mobility and Racial Justice
Brown v. Board of Education is probably the one Supreme Court decision that virtually every schoolchild knows. But as recent scholarship has demonstrated, the case’s legacy is far more complex.
Alternative Certification Programs Are Booming. But Candidates Aren’t Finishing
Alternative-certification programs have long been thought of as one solution to teacher shortages, but a new analysis shows that the number of candidates completing those programs has declined over the past decade, despite a boom in enrollments and new offerings.
The Potential Dark Side of a White-Hot Labor Market
The strong job market may be about to take a turn for the worse. That could come to haunt those who made choices based on today’s conditions.
After High School, Then What? New Grants Are Making The 13th Year Possible
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just awarded twelve $175,000 grants. The goal? To create more dual enrollment opportunities for students who may never otherwise consider college.
This Year’s High School Seniors Reflect on the Adversity They Faced and How They Persevered
Now the time has come to celebrate these students, who have either recently graduated or will do so in the coming weeks. EdSurge caught up with a number of 2022 graduates to hear about how they’re thinking about their time in high school as it draws to a close.