Global Ed News
- The Harsh Crackdown on College Protests Is A Very Dangerous Mistake
Is this what a police state looks like? ... Olvass tovább2 órák ezelőtt - A Way Back from Campus ChaosUniversities have failed to strike a balance between academic freedom and free speech during this spring’s protests. ... Olvass tovább2 órák ezelőtt
- Why Antiwar Protests Haven’t Flared Up at Black Colleges Like MorehouseThe White House appears anxious about President Biden’s coming speech at Morehouse College. But for complex reasons, such campuses have had far less visible Gaza tensions. ... Olvass tovább4 órák ezelőtt
- Can Historians Help School Reformers?
Historians are divided over what can be learned from history. Some find that knowing the past can inform the present. Others say that the past has no lessons to teach those living now but it is nonetheless worthwhile to recapture what occurred and their consequences. But when policymakers, practitioners, szülők, and public school students ask about the usefulness of history they want guidance from the past to avoid making mistakes now. And some even want predictions. Historians who believe that the past can inform policy argue that even if “órák” cannot be extracted from the past, policymakers can surely profit from looking backward. They say scholars can aid contemporary policymakers by pointing out similarities and differences between previous and current situations. Vagy, of even more help to policymakers, historians can redefine existing problems and solutions by observing how similar situations were viewed by a previous generation. Végül, without stooping to offer “órák,” historians can alert policymakers to what did not work, what might be preferable and what to avoid under certain conditions. Other historians reject the notion that history can, or even should, serve the present. These historians point to their obligations as professionals to be disinterested in ... Olvass tovább5 órák ezelőtt - Bronx Students Compete to Race in the International Soapbox Derby ChampionshipInside the charming and intense competition to represent New York City at the international soapbox derby championship this summer. ... Olvass tovább6 órák ezelőtt
- How Columbia University Lost Support From the Russell Berrie FoundationColumbia University has faced enormous public pressure over protests. But emails and interviews also show some of the private demands on the Ivy League school. ... Olvass tovább10 órák ezelőtt
- U-Va. officials defend arrests at protest as faculty seek review of decisionUniversity of Virginia faculty called Friday for an independent review of the use of police to clear a pro-Palestinian protest but stopped short of condemning the decision. ... Olvass tovább13 órák ezelőtt
- Sask. Teachers’ Federation rejects offer, calls vote a ‘reset’ in contract talks
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says binding arbitration is an option after union members voted down a three-year contract offer from the province. ... Olvass tovább17 órák ezelőtt - Gaza protest encampment remains on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was present Friday after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down as police clashed with demonstrators. ... Olvass tovább20 órák ezelőtt - To do or not to do transnational education? The UK higher education sector is world class by any objective measure, but that hasn’t prevented financial sustainability becoming an issue for many providers. International student numbers are almost certain to continue falling following recent changes, compounded by the government’s negative messaging and policy intent irrespective of the MAC review outcome. Given this reality and the absence of money for any future government to invest in higher education, whatever its political inclination, universities must look to their own means to augment and diversify their revenue streams. None of the available options are quick or easy – and it will be particularly challenging for those who missed the opportunity to harvest monies in the good times and invest them into assured future success. But we must find a way to embark on the decade long transformation that UK HE requires. One essential element is transnational education – the opportunities were outlined in a recent International Higher Education Commission report – but its potential is not realised 50% of students are in only 15 intézmények. Often misplaced, concerns about quality assurance, investment costs and complex regulatory systems have prevented it from being more widely adopted; de TNE has never really been difficult, ... Olvass tovább22 órák ezelőtt
- N.S. parents ‘terrified’ over bullying, violence in schools. One student speaks out
Two parents in Nova Scotia say they haven't received support from school administrators after their children were allegedly physically assaulted and repeatedly bullied at school. ... Olvass tovább24 órák ezelőtt - Virginia school board restores Confederate leaders’ names to two schoolsThe change comes four years after the schools had removed the names during the national racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s killing. ... Olvass tovább24 órák ezelőtt
- Diane Ravitch's Blog: Samuel Abrams Is Stepping Down at the National Center on the Study of Privatization in EducationDiane Ravitch's Blog: Samuel Abrams Is Stepping Down at the National Center on the Study of Privatization in Education Educators and policymakers need unbiased analyses of the effects of privatization of education, and that is what the National Center on the Study of Privatization in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University has provided since it was founded by noted economist Henry Levin in 2000. In 2015, Levin stepped down and was succeeded by Samuel Abrams, who wrote a superb study of The Edison Project called Education and the Commercial Mindset. For the best nine years, Abrams has run NCSPE with integrity. Privatization is rapidly spreading around the globe, and the public needs a reliable source to keep watch on it. I hope that TC can find someone as able and thoughtful to succeed him. Samuel Abrams wrote this letter about his decision and the next chapter in his career: After nine years as the director of NCPSE, I’m writing to share that I’m stepping down to become the director of the International Partnership for the Study of Educational Privatization (IPSEP). IPSEP will be anchored at the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Partner institutions will include, to start, a ... Olvass tovább1 nap ezelőtt
- Calls for PSW for sub-degree programs in NZSub-degree programs in New Zealand need to be able to offer post-study work rights, the peak body representing the country’s private training providers has said. The Independent Tertiary Education NZ says that degree level and above is currently able to see better growth than sub-degree level programs, with post-study work opportunities impacting students’ decisions. “The visa settings are not favourable for sub-degree programs,” ITENZ chief executive, Wayne Dyer, told The PIE. “The post-study work rights have been more restrictive for the sub-degree programs and that has impacted quite a lot of providers – for them, that’s a critical issue.” The association, which represents some 140 private training establishments in New Zealand (között 43-50 of whom actively recruit for international students), is lobbying the government for increased work opportunities. New rules were brought in for non-degree level courses a 2022, meaning that students on courses below level 7 – unless the qualification is included in a specific skill shortage list – could no longer gain access to work in the country after finishing their studies. The decision came in after a consultation process was announced in 2018. Azonban, ITENZ is understood to be buoyed by a change in government last year, with the National party’s manifesto featuring post-study work pledges. Christopher ... Olvass tovább1 nap ezelőtt
- Turing funding comes “too late” to widen participationUniversities must think creatively about how to get the best value for money out of the Turing Scheme amid a “grim” fiscal environment, UK Department of Education deputy director told study abroad staff at conference on May 2. Responding to ongoing concerns from UK universities about the Turing Scheme’s funding model preventing widening participation in study abroad, Lya Noon deputy director of the DofE told university staff that she had heard their frustrations “loud and clear” and would put the “best possible business case” forward to ministers. The Turing Scheme was introduced in 2021 as the UK’s equivalent to the EU’s Erasmus+ exchange program, providing funding for students to study abroad with a particular focus on disadvantaged students. Azonban, delegates of Universities UK’s 2024 International Higher Education Forum expressed frustration that Turing funding comes too late in the year, deterring students without their own savings from applying for study abroad programs without the guarantee of funding before the course begins. “My colleagues are getting increasingly nervous about saying anything about Turing because they don’t know if there’s enough money for students. Így, all they can say is that there’s a possibility of funding but that doesn’t help,” said Gabriele Vosseberg, ... Olvass tovább2 nap ezelőtt
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