Current Ed News
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Attend graduate school? You probably lean left
An interesting new study has found that those who attended graduate school over the past couple of decades are likely more liberal in their political thinking ... -
Competency Based Education Making a Splash
Last year there were only 52 competency based education (CBE) programs available in the U.S. This year, over 500 colleges and universities plan to ... -
Ranking: FAMU is Nation’s Top HBCU
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University (FAMU) was named the top Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country by Essence and Money magazines. ... -
GoFundMe Matched Donations to Support Teachers
According to KXLY.com out of Spokane, Washington, GoFundMe partnered with National PTA for a fundraising campaign to thank teachers. The “Thank a Teacher” campaign is ... -
Job Market Looking Up for College Grads
Recent college grads will be entering an optimistic job market. It is projected that hiring will be up 15 percent from last year among ... -
Transgender Bill puts Mich. Board of Education at Risk
In a move that some may find ostensibly odd, members of the Michigan Legislature are threatening to dissolve the Michigan Board of Education to ... -
Latino Students’ Reading Level Progress Increases
One of the nation’s leading child-study centers, Child Trends Hispanic Institute, reports that Latino students’ reading scores for fourth and eighth grade students have ... -
Michelle Obama Spearheads $2.5B Female Education Initiative
Michelle Obama teamed up with the World Bank to announce the investment of $2.5 billion dedicated to help adolescent females attend school in low-income countries, according ... -
3 Ways to Instill Lifelong Learning Skills in Students
A recent PWC survey found that millennials value training and development from their employer, above all else. Interestingly, appropriate training and professional development equates ... -
Some HBCUs Aggressively Recruiting Non-Black Students
Institutions of higher education have the felt the sting of budget cuts due to cramped state budgets. Non more so than Historically Black Colleges ...
