ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the latest State of EdTech Leadership Report from the Consortium for School Network (CoSN), interoperability was identified as one of the largest needs in school districts—second only to cybersecurity. Developing the human capacity to manage and interpret data is a significant need.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

For nearly a decade, I have made a living navigating an incredibly convoluted ecosystem called educational leadership. Like many fields, it has its own unique structure, governance and jargon. Education leadership requires a proficient understanding of students, schools and systems if one seeks to obtain longevity and success.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By running the LDO, my colleagues and I have found a sense of purpose, humanity and true rehabilitation. By 2018, the LDO had entered into a contract with the Mexican Government to offer the Plaza Comunitaria at MCC, an online program that provides a basic education certificate (much like an American GED) that is recognized in Mexico.

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ED Surge

MARCH 31, 2023

After 20 years teaching music, what I’ve learned is that the arts are essential because humans are inherently creative beings and must be given opportunities to develop their creativity in order to fully understand themselves and participate in a pluralistic society.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2020

.” I have taught online courses in introductory biology and in-person human anatomy and physiology courses, both for biology majors and non-majors. Unfortunately, amid the rush to address public health concerns, many universities are functioning on a more top-down model of management than the shared governance that is standard in U.S.

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2022

Without that leadership, we’ll be stymied by the same patterns responsible for the persistent disparities between schools in affluent ZIP codes and those in less prosperous neighborhoods. The human capital needed to mitigate the risk to our own children and grandchildren is in our reach.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Students will examine the writings of leading black intellectuals and activists about human equality, slavery, self-government, the rule of law, emancipation, colonization, and citizenship. In 1914 the United States was no more than a regional power, with a primarily rural demography and a relatively unobtrusive federal government.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2018

And I knew before I retired from government service that I wanted to devote the next chapter of my life to this issue. Joining forces, we established the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education. Fellows often go on to assume key leadership roles in public and private schools. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In Texas, where community colleges have been allowed to offer bachelor’s degree programs since 2003, South Texas College in the Rio Grande Valley had an increase in enrollment during the pandemic, said Emma Miller, who chairs the college’s organizational leadership bachelor’s degree program.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with John McGrath , Director of sales and strategy at Alight Solutions , where he specializes in the education and government sectors in the firm’s Workday Adaptive Planning practice. This fosters a supportive leadership culture that comprehends campus dynamics and provides enhanced support accordingly.

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ED Surge

APRIL 20, 2022

New research published this week by the Society for Human Resource Management aims to address those questions. But even before an application finds its way to a human, it often has to pass through an automated screening process. How will he or she react to an application that has an alternative credential instead of a college degree?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Ehrenfeld: “The possibility that human and other life will flourish on the planet forever.”. Many sectors, including food and farming, architecture and design, business, government and urban and rural planning are making a shift toward sustainability. We need to get creative, do the math and develop social contracts, norms and laws.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

DECENTRALISATION and ANTHROPOLOGY Decentralisation is the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people and/or citizen. It includes the dispersal of administration or governance in sectors or areas like engineering, management science, political science, political economy, sociology and economics.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

Allen aspires to be one of the first women of color in a leadership role at Aon. Employers who rely on technology — a group that includes most manufacturers, many retailers and the government — are chasing the same workers. . — but Allen made it through, graduating in December 2020. Department of Labor to promote on-the-job learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Covington County Superintendent Babette Duty chalks those cases up to human error. Certainly, as long as human beings are running schools, you’re going to have that possibility,” she said, adding that the goal is to have policies and procedures in place that uphold the law and protect kids, while keeping parents informed.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. It is also crucial to recognize that thanks isn’t enough. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mahajan, who was part of national leadership at the Self-Employed Women's Association , noted that her interest in early childhood education stemmed from the perspective of motherhood, through which she recognized the importance of quality childcare for women's labor force participation and economic empowerment.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

In a world that has denied my humanity, literature has offered affirmation, consolation and direction. As a reader, I use Black literature as a tool to reclaim my humanity, my history and my future. I first learned how the government weaponized literacy when I was a child. According to the Nat Turner Project , when our U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

That’s driving institutions to beef up career services staffs and budgets, promote career directors to the highest levels of leadership and start offering career advising to students from the time they put down their first-year deposits. “If For most students, the change can’t happen soon enough. Washington University in St.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made. This is why it’s important that all educators — not just Asian Americans — have access to ongoing professional learning and quality resources that humanize and put into perspective diverse Asian American experiences and stories. after COVID-19.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In his role as the head of state and government, President Jokowi transcends the identity of a mere political figure or official; he becomes a personification of the nation itself. In this context, President Jokowi’s embodiment of Indonesian identity is intertwined with the populist politics that underlie his leadership.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

And though the struggles in early childhood education are largely systemic, it’s the individual, humanizing, heart-wrenching stories that are more likely to change public perception and, eventually, shift policy. What came through in interviews was her human-centered approach. We felt that was ideal for our organization in this moment.”

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This is part of what is called curriculum leadership. We need to counter the tide of fake news, which is lifted by AI and the actions of governments in more than one country. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: The kind of leadership and responsibility that shone through EB’s speech is actively encouraged at this unusual program in rural Maine. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2017

It is different from both the leadership track and the innovation-conscious senior specialist track. Leave this field empty if you're human: I am currently on professional development leave, where I still draw part of my current salary and am pursuing my Master of Arts in leadership and educational change fulltime.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2017

“The university has incurred a liability that is potentially millions of dollars,” said James Finkelstein, professor emeritus of public policy at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, who studies public universities’ presidential contracts. These are complex corporations that require real bold leadership.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Despite recent talk of debt relief and free college, little government help has been forthcoming, especially for working adults. With the government mostly out of the picture, employers set aside tens of billions each year for tuition benefits programs, supposedly with the hope of building the skilled workforce they need.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: Automation affects workers around the world — nearly half of the employers surveyed by the World Economic Forum last year expected automation would reduce their workforce by 2022. As machines become more important, we need to get better at being human. Develop human skills. Weekly Update.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 30, 2024

“We are delighted to welcome Kim Mealy to this critical leadership role. We are very excited about this new chapter in the APSA’s evolution under Kim’s leadership,” said APSA President, Mark Warren. million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report Speaking comes naturally to most children, being a gift of human evolution, but reading and writing are inventions that must be consciously and painstakingly learned. Because human brains are organized in diverse ways, some people’s reading circuits end up being inefficient.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Rochelle Jackson-Smarr, Assistant Director, student leadership, Office of Engagement Initiatives, Cornell University. The conference featured three sub-themes (leadership, institutional change and post-grad success), several keynotes, 15 workshops and separate programming for current students, alumni and administrators. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Unlike programs at other colleges and universities, the curriculum focuses on major Western philosophical thinkers and writers via a “great books” program that Montás , who directs Columbia’s Center for the Core Curriculum, considers critical to students’ intellectual development. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Wise governments reward families who strive to propel their children. And charter educators teach us about the importance of human scale, attracting caring teachers, respecting — and expecting much from — all students. Voters might recognize informed leadership, if or when it appears on the campaign trail.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Stewart Lockett (right, grey shirt) leads a meeting of the student government executive team in late January. His team is the most diverse student government the university has ever had. He dug through the bottom drawer and pulled out a student government flyer from five years earlier. Casey Parks/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: There are a number of changes that must be made immediately to offset this growing crisis: College governance is weak and ineffective and must be immediately adapted to meet new oversight demands, with the faculty playing a more important role in creating an innovative educational enterprise.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

In their 2016 Workforce-Skills Preparedness Report, PayScale and the executive development firm Future Workplace found that CEOs and human resources professionals seek recent college graduates who possess writing and public speaking proficiency, critical thinking and leadership skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 8, 2023

Her takeaway: Fights over control of school leadership, including a takeover of Philadelphia schools by the state legislature in 2001, are more about politics than about improving education. And the people who need schooling the most to make social mobility possible still get shafted, essentially.” Royal welcomes the comparisons. “We

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