Tag: education
California Set to Boost Education Spend
California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, is proposing to spend almost $86 billion in his newly released budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, thanks to the...
English Learner Slated to Lead U.S. Education
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel A. Cardona to replace Betsy DeVos as the next Education Secretary. Cardona,...
Sociocultural Competence in Action
Dual-language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, at the core, are about serving students who have been linguistically and culturally marginalized in U.S. schools (Izquierdo and...
AERA and OECD to Co-Host Webinar on Education Research Worldwide
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will co-host a webinar on “Education Research Worldwide in...
IES Announces Research Grant Competitions
The National Center for Education Research and the National Center for Special Education Research at IES released seven funding announcements for Fiscal Year 2021...
Why AI is Not the Future of Education
There has been an incredible rise of AI in the field of education in the past decade. Proliferation of smart technology has touched many...
What Is the Future of Literacy Education?
According to National Center for Education figures, about 30 million adult Americans are functionally illiterate (https://nces.ed.gov/naal/). Clearly, there is room for improvement when it...
Summary of U.S. Educational Aid Package
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocates $13.5 billion for K-12 education through a stabilization fund, of which at least...
Celebrate International Day of Education
January 24 is the International Day of Education and this year, the theme is "Learning for people, planet, prosperity, and peace." In an open...
Multilingual Focus for UN Literacy Day
"about 40% of the world’s population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand" Audrey Azoulay, director-general...
