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UC weighs return of SAT amid early signs of changing views and faculty pressure
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (1285+ words) The debate over whether the University of California should restore the SAT in admissions, expected to surface next week before regents, is emerging as one of its most closely watched and consequential issues as leaders assess how the nation's premier…...
ISTELive 26: Accessible by Design: How K12 Districts Are Building AI and UDL Into Every Classroom
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (201+ words) Accessibility has always been a legal obligation. But leaders in the K12 space are expanding that conversation to include how it could be more than that: a design principle that creates an improved learning experience for every student, not just the…...
Equity in Action
17+ hour, 4+ min ago (335+ words) Comox Valley Schools SD71 has completed its first Equity Scan of Indigenous students, staff, families and communities. The survey creation, data collection methodology and follow up action items were directed by the Community Led Equity Scanning Team; an all Indigenous group…...
New York Times Urges University of California To Reverse 'Test Blind' Approach to Admissions
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (375+ words) The New York Times Editorial Board is urging the University of California to abandon its "test blind" admissions policy and restore the use of standardized tests, arguing the current approach is harming student preparedness and equity across the system. In…...
Antonucci contract extension approved, superintendent to lead schools through 2030 " North Star Reporter
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (485+ words) North Attleborough student among R. I. Hockey Hall of Fame Scholarship Awards Baseball coach Mike Hart earns 100th career win By Geena Monahan'For the North Star Reporter School Superintendent John Antonucci will remain at the helm of the district through 2030 after the School…...
New York Times calls University of California's 'test-blind' admissions policy a 'terrible' mistake
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (795+ words) More than six years after the University of California system's Board of Regents moved to stop using standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, The New York Times Editorial Board is urging the UC system to reverse course. The UC system…...
New Fulbright Awards Take UNCG Faculty to Scotland, Vietnam
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (482+ words) Two UNC Greensboro faculty will spend the next year expanding access to world history, literature, design, and environments. The Fulbright Commission selected Dr. James Anderson, professor of history, and Rachele Riley, associate professor of new media and design, for their…...
Cal-Bridge Guides Underrepresented STEM Students To Ph. D. s
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1521+ words) Studies have noted that the climate of STEM higher education programs is often unwelcoming for some minority populations. Women make up over half of the undergraduate student population at Cal State campuses, yet account for only 36% of the system's STEM…...
California's Test-Blind Admissions Policy Triggers Devastating Academic Decline
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke Seven years after the University of California system abandoned standardized testing in a highly publicized bid for equity, the consequences have manifested as an undeniable academic crisis Faculty across the state's most prestigious public universities are reporting…...
Calmatters: Top Science Research Jobs Lack Diversity. A California College Program Aims To Curb That
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1678+ words) For Tre Willingham, pursuing a doctorate degree at UC Irvine has felt isolating at times. Often the only Black student in his science classes, he recalls being the last one to be chosen when activities required a lab partner. He…...