TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) — The Kansas State Board of Education announced they are giving executive privileges to the State Education Commissioners to grant schools special exceptions if impacted by the coronavirus. “This is only if a school is required to close by the public health departments or KDHE,” said Susan McMahan, Director of the Safe and Secure Schools Unit with the ... Read More »
Education
Is India’s education spending efficient?
India’s public spending on education at about 4% of GDP is lower than that of most middle-income and low-income countries. However, when it comes to using these funds effectively, India may be a relative outperformer in the developing world, a new World Bank study by Élisé Wendlassida Miningou shows. Miningou uses data from 130 countries between 2000-2015 to gauge efficiency ... Read More »
Opinion | Redefining our purpose of education
What is the purpose of education? Why do we spend enormous amounts of money to attend school? What is the point of sitting in a classroom for hours on end? Why are we even here? You will get a different answer to these questions from everyone you ask, and that, in itself, is the beauty of education. It does not ... Read More »
The Education Department is cancelling $10.8 million in student loan debt for students at two shuttered schools
More than 1,500 former students at two shuttered schools will get a fresh start on their finances after the U.S. Department of Education said it will void their student loans. The department will cancel approximately 4,000 loans for ex-students at the Art Institute of Colorado and the Illinois Institute of Art, amid scrutiny from a Congressional committee and a class-action ... Read More »
House Democrats Pass Higher Education Bill Out Of Committee
Today, the House Education and Labor Committee passed a bill to revamp American higher education—the College Affordability Act. After three days of markup with over 40 proposed amendments to the bill, it passed out of committee on partisan lines—28 to 22. The bill was originally introduced two weeks ago at a press conference with Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Bobby Scott, the chairman ... Read More »
AL Dept. of Education releases state school report cards
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – The Alabama Department of Education released state school report cards on Friday. School systems, and parents can see how their city or county school system matches up against the rest of the state. You can view system and school report cards here. Please note that the State Department of Education website was experiencing technical difficulties and may ... Read More »
UP cabinet clears 20 proposals on liquor, smart cities, education and more
Education: Beyond the Learning Curve
Class action: Students in a Kolkata school (Photo: Subir Halder) The Journey So Far The K. Kasturirangan committee has submitted the Draft National Education Policy, 2019. The new education policy could come in November. Five public universities have been given the ‘Institution of Eminence (IoE)’ tag; five private varsities have received letters of intent for the same. [“source=indiatoday”] Read More »
This is how digital education is fixing education system in India?
This is how digital education is fixing education system in India? Technology keeps on advancing and it is becoming very essential in our lives. People make use of it every day to improve on the way they accomplish specific tasks, and this is making them look smarter. It is being used in various sectors for example, the way we use ... Read More »
Vandalism Spurs Investigation at the Department of Education
An investigation is underway at the Department of Education after an employee’s office was vandalized last week. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called on Federal Protective Services “for a comprehensive investigation” of “an incident involving an employee’s personal belongings on the third floor,” according to a statement from Department of Education spokesperson Angela Morabito. No one was injured and ... Read More »