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The Dean of Students Office has commissioned affiliates at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to produce a report on the comp process at the College, according to Dean of Students Katherine G. O’Dair in a Oct. 30 Committee on Student Life meeting. During the Oct. 30 meeting, O’Dair introduced CSL members to Richard J. Light — a professor at the Graduate School of Education — and his team of graduate students. Over the coming weeks, the group will conduct interviews with College students and produce findings and recommendations to O’Dair and Assistant Dean Kate T. Colleran. “Over the past years, the issue of comping has come up in one way or another – through the UC, student engagement, or via our discussions,” O’Dair wrote in an email to The Crimson. “This is a complex issue and there is no one experience that students have. Some dislike it, others see benefits. It has been identified as a contributing factor to students experiencing a sense of belonging, especially as they fi...

Over 12,000 schools in Tamil Nadu on Monday, held a state-wide consultation to ascertain stakeholders' opinion on reopening schools for students in classes 9 to 12, said a senior official from the School Education Department. The meeting, however, brought in a mixed bag of responses with a few urging for a partial reopen and the others opposing it. "The parents are so divided on the issue that I think the consultation is going to make it harder for us to make a decision," said the official. The feedback submitted by parents ranged from urging the schools to reopen as some feared their children might permanently drop out of education, to some of them telling the state government to compensate them with Rs 5 crore in the extreme case of their wards' death due to COVID-19, post reopening. Parents who could afford gadgets, did not want to send children to school on a daily basis, while the economically weaker section felt that the lockdown had severely affected their c...

The time is almost here for Plano students and parents looking for a different high school education to begin the application process to the district’s academy options. Plano ISD is hosting a series of virtual information meetings for parents of current eighth-graders interested in applying to one of the district’s three high school academy programs next year. The programs include Academy High School, Health Sciences Academy and the IB World School. The academies offer different focuses to high school, such as preparation for pursuing a medical career or an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Interested students can attend remote information sessions with their parent or guardian. A listing of the meetings and links for registration are available on the district’s website. Applications for the programs open Nov. 20 at 9 a.m. and close Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. Decisions will be made by Jan. 8, 2021 and requests for early decisions will not be granted. Students wh...

DR. WALLACE: I'm 17, and I dropped out of high school last year. I have realized that this was a mistake and I want to return, but my high school won't let me return, because they don't think I will take the schoolwork seriously. I also made some unwise comments on my way out the door and off of the campus back then, so I wanted you to know this as part of my full disclosure of my situation. Now that some time has passed and I'm a bit older, I realize I made a bad mistake. I really do want a chance to resume my high school education and earn a diploma. I'm prepared to work hard to make this happen. What can I do to have a chance to make this a reality at this point in time? I sure could use a few suggestions on how to best proceed, since I did not really leave on very good terms. — Contrite and Reconsidering, via email CONTRITE AND RECONSIDERING: To begin with, I did note two elements in your letter that I liked and felt indicated your sincerity here. First off,...

Public education advocates are hoping that he picks someone who will bolster public schools, and move away from the past two decades of school policies that emphasized charter schools, standardized testing and operating schools through a business model. They have been fiercely opposed to DeVos and her agenda to expand alternatives to the public education system, which she once called “a dead end.” Trump voters are likely to be as unhappy with Biden’s selection as public school advocates were with DeVos. This post looks at what these public education advocates want, written by Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris. Ravitch is the most prominent public education advocate of the past decade, a former U.S. assistant secretary of education in the administration of President George H.W. Bush who turned against the school reform movement after seeing its effects on teaching and learning. She is an education historian, author and co-founder of the Network for Public Education, a nonprofit ...

Photo: Janet Weeks/SBE Linda Darling-Hammond is sworn in by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond as president of the State Board of Education in Sacramento on March 14, 2019 Photo: Janet Weeks/SBE Linda Darling-Hammond is sworn in by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond as president of the State Board of Education in Sacramento on March 14, 2019 Ending considerable speculation in media and education circles, Linda Darling-Hammond, the president of the California State Board of Education, says she is committed to staying in California, and is not interested in becoming the next U.S. Secretary of Education. Darling-Hammond is currently heading up the education transition team for President-elect Joe Biden, according to sources familiar with the process, although she would not confirm that in an interview Sunday, or discuss her role in the transition. Darling-Hammond has been viewed as a top prospect to become education secretary in a Biden ...

LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas has announced dates for the 2020-2021 Strategies Event Series, which will include three virtual and interactive professional development lectures via Zoom. The first session of the series, “The Skills That Matter: Social-emotional Learning & Practice Across the Curriculum,” will feature Pattie Noonan, associate research professor in the Center for Research on Learning at KU. The presentation represents a collaborative effort with more than 1,000 middle and high school educators to translate social/emotional research into applicable instructional practices. Participants will explore the College and Career Competency Framework through focusing on one of three competencies for self-assessment, building knowledge and brainstorming instruction. Noonan’s virtual session will take place at 9 a.m. Nov. 21. The session is free and open to the public, though individuals must RSVP online to participate. Lear...

Mississippi State is continuing to waive GMAT and GRE testing requirements for admission into many of the university’s on-campus and online programs. (Photo by Megan Bean) Contact: Harriet Laird STARKVILLE, Miss.—As prospective college students continue to navigate admissions and enrollment processes in a relentless and lingering pandemic, Mississippi State continues its student support into the new year with testing waivers. Students applying to MSU’s Graduate School will have the GMAT and GRE tests waived in many of the university’s on-campus and online programs. Also, those applying for entrance into many of the College of Education’s teacher training programs or working toward teacher certification will have testing waived as defined by the Mississippi State Board of Education. MSU Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw said, “We hope the waiver of these testing requirements gives prospective students one less thing to worry about as we look to the start of the new y...

Students line up to have their temperature checked before entering PS 179 in the Brooklyn borough of New York in late September. New York City was one of the first big-city districts to return students for some in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. —AP Photo/Mark Lennihan November 5, 2020 District leaders are on the hot seat like never before. As coronavirus cases surge again in most states, they are faced with letting students come into classrooms, or requiring that they stay home to learn. It’s a no-win decision, and they’re making it with drastically imperfect information. If superintendents and school boards stick with—or retreat to—remote-only instruction, they risk the wrath of parents who want their kids back in classrooms. If they push forward with face-to-face learning, they could be criticized for gambling with the health of students, staff, and their families. Interviews with superintendents show that as they are wrestling with this unenviable cho...

A fourth-grade classroom includes in-person and virtual learning, as in on the laptop, at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, in Atlantic City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) A fourth-grade classroom includes in-person and virtual learning, as in on the laptop, at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, in Atlantic City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) Scarlet G. looks through books in a fourth-grade classroom at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, in Atlantic City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) Angelynn S. reads at her desk in a fourth-grade classroom at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, in Atlantic City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) Angelynn S. reads at her desk in a fourth-grade classroom at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, in Atlantic City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / Fo...