Online learning: Rethinking teachers’ ‘digital competence’ in light of COVID-19
Global school shutdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed online education and…
Education
Texas A&M System will provide free COVID-19 tests, but it’s a mixed bag for other schools
The Texas A&M University System is expected to begin offering free on-campus COVID-19 testing for…
Reopening America’s schools is way harder than it should be
Of all the American institutions the pandemic has shut down, none face pressure to reopen quite…
Texas officials scramble to provide school reopening guidelines with only weeks of summer left
Weeks before summer break is set to end for millions of Texas public school students,…
Supreme Court says state can’t exclude religious schools
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said Montana incorrectly excluded religious schools when it created…
Reeves delays start of school only in hot spots, orders statewide mask mandate
Going against the advice of the state’s top health officer and other Mississippi medical experts,…
Old-school activism: The story of Jack Elder
Every Tuesday morning, Jack Elder washes dishes in a small white house on Nolan Street…
For school boards short on savvy, corruption comes knocking
The courtroom erupted into gasps and whispered prayers as U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez read…
Coronavirus and college admissions: test score suspensions and virtual prospecting
On April 16, the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education suspended a longstanding requirement…
Major Texas overhaul aims to improve the odds for students who begin college unprepared
As Texas tries to educate a growing number of college students who come from struggling…