![Confronting pervasive antisemitism in K-12 schools]()
by Sylvie Kirsch | May 8, 2024 | Education
K-12 public school leaders from New York, Maryland and California on Wednesday morning denied congressional accusations that they’ve inadequately addressed and prevented anti-Semitism on campus. The two-hour hearing, held by the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,...
by Juliann Ventura | Mar 12, 2024 | Education, Featured
Several UConn faculty members are questioning the role of an outside consulting firm in the university’s cost-cutting decisions, and the possible elimination of academic programs and jobs. Huron Consulting, a global professional services firm, has had contracts with...
![House Republicans and Democrats debate the future of college admissions after the Supreme Court affirmative action decision]()
by Haajrah Gilani | Sep 29, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As universities establish new policies following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision banning affirmative action in higher education, House Democrats and Republicans on Thursday raised concerns about what this new era means for the college...
![Immersive Language School Renews Generational Dreams of Cherokee Culture]()
by Lynn Liu and Pingping Yin | Jun 12, 2023 | Education, Featured, Topics
CHEROKEE, N.C. — When Dawn Arneach was a teenager in the ‘80s, she spent summers at her grandparents’ house next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cherokee, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Despite all the time she spent with her...
by Monica Sager and Susanti Sarkar | Mar 17, 2023 | Education
Missy Dirks, the president of the Frederick County Teacher Association, has seen her peers stressed, overworked and disheartened. The increasing workloads and the sudden switch to virtual education during the pandemic have made an already difficult job even harder for...
by Kaila Nichols | Mar 2, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Outside the Supreme Court Tuesday, hundreds of advocates for student loan forgiveness gathered. Music blasted over speakers and people held up handwritten signs calling on the Supreme Court to “cancel student debt now.” The anticipation surrounding...
