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With each Kentucky legislative session, P-12 public education, which comprises over a third of the state budget, takes the spotlight. And the 2024 session that began just after New Year’s and wrapped up Monday was no different. Students are the most knowledgeable about the effects of many education policies, especially concerning the policies of their individual districts. To address problems directly, we need a platform to amplify our voices and perspectives and participate in conversations around the issues. Read more in this opinion piece by New Edu author Khoa (Ai): https://lnkd.in/gu4UpSFM

Hey colleges and universities! Wondering what the new Title IX regs mean for you, join us for a highly informative webinar presented by the best in the biz!

Join my colleagues for what I'm sure will be a highly informative webinar on important Title IX updates. #TitleIX #EducationLaw

Have you registered for next week's webinar to learn more about the new Title IX Regulations? If not, there's still time! We've had time to digest the Regs, develop effective implementation strategies, dispel rumors and misinformation, and dive into some of the most pressing questions surrounding the implications these new Rules have for higher education. If you're a college or university attorney or administrator, this webinar is perfect for you! #TitleIX #TitleIXRegulations #USDOE #TitleIXRegs

ICYMI: Stand Together Trust's Steve Taylor offered brilliant advice on how we have conversations surrounding the 2024 election and higher education policies. "It sounds so simple, but I think providing a space for individuals, students, and faculty to disagree better and lean into the tension and discomfort because you’re still going to be uncomfortable. Having a safe space where you can lean into that disagreement and talk about it is key." Listen to the panel: https://bit.ly/3ToAcyd

In 2024, the landscape of education is shifting. With federal issues settled, attention turns to state-level battles over approval processes and funding mechanisms. Discover how lawmakers are navigating the complexities of education choice in our latest article. https://lnkd.in/e5YDz5PB

Liberty Tutors Presents: Making the Constitution Students who listen to this unit discover that Americans had a difficult task before them after winning the Revolutionary War: they had to figure out a better way to govern themselves. Leaders, such as James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin, traveled to Philadelphia to meet at the Constitutional Convention with the goal of creating a new government. Students learn that the talks were held in secret inside Independence Hall and that American leaders argued about many issues until they agreed to approve a new Constitution. They then hear that James Madison (whom we call the “Father of the Constitution”), along with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, wrote the Federalist Papers to explain the document’s merits and to persuade the states to vote for it. Students find out that the states did finally approve the Constitution; that Madison wrote a Bill of Rights that was added to it; that the Constitution gives the American people the right to decide what the laws should be for our country; and that we can still amend it today. Grade: 2

Yesterday, the Education Committee of the California State Assembly unanimously approved AB 2097 (Berman). There were several amendments made to the bill, one of which changed the legislation from a computer science graduation requirement bill to an all high school offer bill (requiring all HS’s to offer at least one CS course). The all-HS offer bill failed during the last legislative session so this would be an important step toward ensuring that all students learn CS. Right now, 55% of all HS’s in CA do NOT offer CS which is surprising in a technology-rich state such as CA. In fact, CA ranks 40th out of 50 in the number of schools that offer CS. There is much good work to be done in California. The bill heads next to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Join us in downtown Austin or online on Tuesday, April 16, for “How new laws are affecting public education.” Much of the debate around education in the Texas Legislature last year centered on legislation that would allow families to use public dollars to send their children to private schools. But state lawmakers also debated other public education issues, and key legislation was passed to address some of the gaps in academic achievement in the wake of disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the event, we’ll take a look at what has helped Texas children catch up with their studies and the lingering challenges they face. We’ll also discuss the impact of new laws — like investments in high-quality instructional materials, targeted tutoring for struggling students and accelerating advancement in math — and what else the state can do to help Texas students. RSVP today: https://trib.it/HNr

Not understanding the context as leaders in higher education and not just managers of their institutions speaks to a core issue in higher education. Presidents must speak as leaders for higher education as no one else is willing to lead higher education. #highereducationleadership