[ad_1] Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling this summer striking down the consideration of race in college admissions, attention has turned to other preferences college leaders have long used: especially legacy admission programs that give preference to the children of alumni and of large donors. Suddenly, selective colleges are under increasing scrutiny about ...

[ad_1] In addition to the wide array of challenges that child care providers in America already face — low wages, few if any workplace benefits, lack of respect and professionalization — those who care for and educate young children in their own homes face an additional burden: housing. As EdSurge has been chronicling in recent ...

[ad_1] Destinee Hodges decided last year that she was ready to open her own business. The Las Vegas resident has worked in child care since moving her family to Nevada seven years ago. She earned promotions with ease, eventually landing a job as a child care center director. This story also appeared in The 19th. ...

[ad_1] I struggle with perfectionism every day, and sometimes, it prevents me from authentically showing up for family, students and myself. I am a social sciences and Spanish teacher and a mother of three children, and with that comes the social and self-imposed pressure to show that all the pieces of my life fit together ...

[ad_1] Students in American K-12 schools are increasingly diverse. But that diversity is often missing in the teachers at the front of classrooms. That’s especially true when it comes to the number of teachers who are Black men: the group makes up only 1.3 percent of American school teachers, according to a widely cited federal ...

[ad_1] Photograph courtesy of launchmetrics.com/spotlightAvoid hot tools and let your hair air dry. By Lauren Knowles Date July 20, 2023 It’s summer, which means we all have people to see, places to go and plenty things to do. Between booking tickets to see Barbie and booking flights to Europe, there’s simply no time to waste ...

[ad_1] At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators are skeptical of the pace and excitement behind it. As we’ve reported in the past, some teachers have made it clear that technology tools should support, not replace, their expertise. Meanwhile, the changing demographics ...

[ad_1] “Andrew” grew up in poverty and neither of his parents went to college. “Carl” grew up in a wealthy, well-educated family, with a father who rose through the ranks to become a colonel in the US Army. These two students are black. And their divergent stories reveal the socioeconomic diversity of black students studying ...