In this week’s edition of the Indy Education newsletter, read about a student-led nonprofit working to make seniors feel less lonely.
Higher education could face large budget cuts. Here’s how leaders say residents can voice concerns.
Ahead of the looming possibility of large budget cuts, Louisiana’s higher education leaders are stressing the importance of continuing education, and asking residents to spread that message.
Maryland must allocate $450M in federal education funding by Monday — or give it back
Maryland had allocated roughly three-quarters of a final pot of federal money awarded to school systems amid the coronavirus pandemic ahead of a Monday deadline.
What you need to know about the Sept. 30 education relief deadline
The White House is touting a pandemic-era education relief fund that exhausted 90% of available funds by today’s deadline.
Cash boost of £1.7m to improve education in county
A local authority is to spend more than £1.7m to improve the education inclusion “for all pupils” across a county. Essex County Council said the cash would be used over the next three years to “improve educational outcomes and experiences for pupils”.
JOSH HAMMER: The Amy Wax Inflection Point For ‘Elite’ Higher Education
The moral rot is, and always has been, particularly acute at Ivy League or otherwise putatively “elite” institutions. The pro-Hamas “protests” that have rocked university campuses since Oct. 7 are indicative of the fact that the jihadi anarchy on display at Harvard Yard hasn’t been replicated at red-state public schools such as Alabama or Ole Miss.
UA Hope-Texarkana Collegiate Academies offer unique path to higher education
Arkansas High School, in Texarkana, and Hope High School both collaborate with UAHT to offer collegiate academies, and they rank first and second for students graduating with their high school diploma and Associate of Arts degree simultaneously, according to the Arkansas Department of Education.
Richard Branson champions dyslexic education with new university
Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers. The inspiration? Branson himself has lived with dyslexia.
Point/Counterpoint: Eliminating the US Department of Education would destroy public schools
From the column: “As states go off to do their own thing, which is only sometimes in the best interest of students, there would be no way to measure the effects.”
Concord University’s annual high school business competition stimulates career development and higher education attainment
“Business proficiencies are important to students in nearly every aspect of their lives, their futures, and their careers.”