[ad_1] Founder of Crete Academy. Left: Hattie Mitchell, Right: Brett Mitchell. Photo by Mitchell Family. (Courtesy of Hattie Mitchell and Brett Mitchell) When Hattie Mitchell was a freshman at Cal State Los Angeles, she volunteered at Skid Row and saw girls crawling on the sidewalks. According to her husband Brett Michelle, that was the moment ...

[ad_1] As California students start the new school year, as early as preschool and kindergarten, they are likely to encounter books and materials that promote LGBT topics, transgenderism, and gender ideologies. Dozens of books on such topics are recommended for classroom use by the State Department of Education’s recommended reading list under the topic “Gender/Sexuality.” ...

[ad_1] FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (September 9, 2022) – The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attacks (GCPEA), in its report for the 3rd UN International Day to Protect Education from Attacks, found that in Myanmar the number of violent attacks on schools increased from 10 in 2020 to 10 in 2021. He said the number had ...

[ad_1] New York state officials announced Friday that they will require private schools to certify that they meet the state’s educational standards. Schools that refuse to comply may lose their designation to meet state compulsory education requirements. And school districts that don’t monitor private schools within their boundaries could lose state funding, officials said. This ...

[ad_1] School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated inequalities and made it difficult for many students around the world to get an education. In Lebanon, this was made especially acute by a deep economic recession, high fuel prices and infrastructure problems such as the Beirut explosion in August 2020. Out of necessity they leave ...

[ad_1] (Photo provided by gener8tor) A Wisconsin-based venture and startup accelerator launches a new program to leverage online marketing tools to support the growth of direct-to-consumer businesses across Indiana. According to gener8tor, the first cohort of the gBETA digital marketing program for small businesses will include 10 companies participating in a virtual showcase held at ...

[ad_1] accessories *Portals allow for greater accountability to protect education in conflict as attacks continue to rise* The Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and its partners have announced TRACE, the Tracking Attacks on Education (TRACE) data portal. This is a new tool that applies humanitarian technology to generate reliable and timely data on attacks on ...

[ad_1] Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Lisa Hunter of Whitehall and Jeff Wood of Little Rock to the Arkansas State Board of Education. “Lisa will provide Arkansas schools and communities with excellent leadership experience,” said Hutchinson. “She is passionate as well as experienced, and she believes she will make a meaningful impact on education across the ...