Tag: State

UNESCO Launches 2020 State of the Education Report for India

by Cassondra Kame on December 15, 2020 in News

UNESCO has launched the ‘2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First’ report. A second edition of the State of Education Report, it focuses on technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

The report was launched virtually by UNESCO in New Delhi on Tuesday at an event with more than 400 attendees, including representatives from the government, civil society, academia, partners, and youth.

It aims to support the government with the National Skill Development Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. The mission aims to skill over 40 crore Indians by 2022.

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State lawmakers set to tackle education reform next year

by Cassondra Kame on December 1, 2020 in Education News

Representative Rita Allison said she expects the House to discuss teacher salaries and unfreezing step increases.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Palmetto State Teachers’ Association (PTSA) has released their annual legislative agenda for the General Assembly’s upcoming session.

“We think that 2021 is going to be an absolutely critical year for public education in South Carolina,” said Patrick Kelly with PSTA.

The General Assembly returns in January for its 124th session and education reform is expected to be at the top of the to-do list.

“The General Assembly has to address pay,” Kelly said. “South Carolina teacher pay is down 6.6%

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education begs local school leaders to mandate masks

by Cassondra Kame on November 16, 2020 in Education Foundation

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Robby Korth

Robby Korth covers education for StateImpact Oklahoma. He grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Fayetteville, Arkansas and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. Before working at StateImpact, he covered higher education for The Roanoke Times newspaper in Virginia.

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education again passed a motion further encouraging but not requiring school districts to mandate masks in their classrooms.

Citing an explosion of cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks, board members passed the resolution

State Education Leaders Increase Pressure To Resume In-Person Learning

by Cassondra Kame on November 7, 2020 in News

The Baker administration is increasing pressure on public schools to resume in-person learning. In a Friday event to announce a new formula for calculating local COVID-19 risk, Massachusetts education leaders doubled down on their messages urging school districts to open their doors to as many students as possible.

“The time to get kids back to school is now,” said Education Commissioner Jeff Riley. “It’s become increasingly clear that this virus is going to be with us for a while.”

The system presented adds new variables for community size and positive test rate to its calculation formula. That resulted in a

11 candidates seeking 2 seats on Michigan’s state board of education

by Cassondra Kame on October 19, 2020 in Education Center

A college football analyst, a former state lawmaker, a restaurant server in college and a mining law attorney are the leading candidates among 11 hopefuls running for Michigan’s State Board of Education.

Two Republicans, two Democrats, two Libertarians, two Working Class Party members, two U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan members and one Green Party member are vying for two eight-year seats on the statewide board. The two seats are open because Democrats Lupe Ramos-Montigny of Grand Rapids and Michelle Fecteau of Detroit decided not to run for reelection.

The board is led by six Democrats with two Republicans.

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