On Tuesday, June 26th, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee plans to turn its attention to reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the federal legislation that governs secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE). As our economy evolves, career and technical education is proving an […] … learn more→
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Advancing quality work-based learning through Perkins reauthorization
How refugee children make American education stronger
In recent years, there has been a great deal of public angst about refugee resettlement in the U.S. and Europe. Americans are deeply divided on the issue. For instance, a Pew Research Center study published in May of this year found that only a quarter of Republicans and right-leaning independents say the U.S. “has a responsibility to accept more […] … learn more→
Networked learning requires networked universities
A holistic approach to digital learning is the holy grail of universities across the world. For some, it has been for decades. Yet scepticism and even cynicism persist, and many old, bad habits still block the way forward. In recent conversations with acquaintances from other universities in the UK and elsewhere, I have been struck […] … learn more→
By the numbers: Private student loan borrowing can leave students in the lurch
The vast majority of loans that students take on to go to college are federal student loans that carry set terms, are available to all comers, and have built-in protections in case things go wrong–like discharges available if the school closes before the borrower can graduate or if the student dies, and income-driven repayment options […] … learn more→
Can vocational education make a comeback?
When Theresa May launched the review of English post-18 education in February, her choice of venue – a further education college in the Midlands – was no accident. The prime minister railed against an “outdated attitude” in the UK, whereby university was the “default” and “only desirable route” in tertiary education. For the first time, […] … learn more→
Learn differently: the experience of the “mutual class”
“The” classroom “is a place where students are” necessarily forced to silence, to immobility “. Difficult not to be challenged to read this definition, proposed by Ferdinand Buisson in his Dictionary of Pedagogy. It dates from the late nineteenth century, a time that may seem miles away from our world at the forefront of technology. […] … learn more→
School safety commission misses the mark by ignoring guns
A federal school safety commission that formed after the Parkland, Florida, school massacre won’t be focusing on guns. That’s according to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who statedrecently that firearms were “not part of the commission’s charge per se.” She made the remark in response to a U.S. senator who asked if the commission would consider the role of firearms in […] … learn more→
Universities should drop criminal records from admissions process
News that Ucas is removing the requirement for applicants to declare if they have relevant unspent convictions when applying to university is a significant step forward. It recognises how, for the past two decades, access to higher education in the UK for people with a criminal record has been perceived as very difficult and has deterred many […] … learn more→
How Russia is using international students as a weapon in the new Cold War
Russia is a top destination for international students and the most popular place for students from former Soviet countries to study. The country currently hosts more than 243,752 international students and considers international recruitment to be an important geopolitical goal. More recently, Russia has resurrected and intensified the Soviet tradition of politicising student mobility. The government has requested that Russian students […] … learn more→
South Africa wants to make history compulsory at school. But can it?
South Africa’s minister of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has released a report from a ministerial task team that recommends a major overhaul of the history curriculum at schools. Most of the debate around the report has focused on its main recommendation – to make history compulsory in the final three years of high school from 2023. […] … learn more→
