Philanthropy Roundtable believes that every American should have the freedom to reach their unique full potential and achieve economic security. The roundtable supports organizations that break down barriers to upward mobility, expand opportunities, and reward hard work and persistence. Due to school closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of youngRead More →
Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with high school and college students as they build their careers. Students often ask me what skills are important to bring to their first job. First of all, let me start by saying learning is cumulative. Being open to learningRead More →
Percy stood firm in his place and shook his head in defiance. No matter how much Tessa Betke tugged and tugged, the steering didn’t move until she was good and ready. Then Betke, 17, a high school student from Santa Fe in Alachua City, lovingly scratched his chest. As soonRead More →
If Yariel Espinet, a high school student from Amsterdam, ever opens his dream Mexican restaurant, he could very well put chicken soup on the menu. Sure, chicken soup isn’t a traditional Mexican dish, but it’s Espinet’s favorite dish out of all the recipes he’s made so far in his freshmanRead More →
Washington, DC – The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA), an American coalition of 15 nonprofit, philanthropic and charitable organizations that run programs in India, has announced its third annual Essay Competition to recognize thought and action creative in middle school and high school. students who care about the welfare of IndiaRead More →
Finnegan is the education coordinator for First City Players and host of Ketchikan Area Council for the Arts and Humanities stories at Latitude 56 storytelling events. Melanie Cornwall, a teacher at the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences, contacted FCP in the hope that someone would be willing to undertakeRead More →
Leading research firm MarketsandMarkets estimates that global higher education will become a $35.8 billion (MAD 131.5 billion) industry by 2025. Meanwhile, closer to home, the UAE cabinet continues to seal its commitment to education with a federal budget of $9.6 billion allocated to industry in 2021, and youth development, digitalRead More →
The Boys & Girls of Oxford, in partnership with Segment Productions, will film the first in a series of podcasts focusing on the workforce, career readiness and entrepreneurship on Thursday, February 24 at 4 p.m. Guests on the first episode include pro coach Deon Hodges, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Derrick BurgessRead More →
A new program at Washougal High School is helping students earn school credit while connecting things they learned in their vocational and technical courses with real job skills. Fedrico Pineada, Jackson Lynch and Emma Beaudoin are three of 20 Washougal High students participating in the school’s new work-based learning programRead More →
HANNIBAL — Kamylle Green is ready for her interview. The second year of Hannibal High School was competing in the SkillsUSA competition hosted by the Hannibal Career Center and Technical Center. SkillsUSA is a student organization for vocational and technical schools that holds an annual skills and trades competition. LocalRead More →
Many teachers have provided extra support for girls during the pandemic – and meet the amazing great-grandmother who goes to school at 99. Teachers have become pandemic guides for girls Many teachers took on additional “humanitarian roles” to ensure marginalized girls did not drop out of school when the pandemicRead More →
Pioneer high school graduates from Quezon City Science High School cheer and throw off their graduation caps in April last year after commencement rites. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PHOTO THE Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the Technology Assisted Professional Immersion Benefit or Oplan Tawid to provide secondary school (SHS) studentsRead More →
The Internet is now a global marketplace, a workspace and a meeting place. As a result, it enables users to receive a holistic education. Do your students have global educational experiences with technology? Technology-driven communication, cooperation and invention are shaping our global future. Yet, according to Henry Jenkins of MIT,Read More →
I commend the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for identifying literacy as a crucial aspect of education and its commitment to distribute $18 million in grants to improve literacy in the State of Missouri. . Literacy plays an important role in reducing inequalities between genders, races and religionsRead More →
How can European education systems respond to the exponential demand for more tech geeks? Teach social skills. The bottom line: The coming years of automation and disruption hold strong aspirational potential for most workers. So employers are looking for people who can roll with the punches, learn on the job,Read More →
The skills challenge in Africa remains an obstacle to growth. In South Africa, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) was established in 2010 as a way to connect people to skills development and try to ‘tackling bottlenecks‘. This question was also addressed by the Labor Market Intelligence Research Programthe BusinessRead More →
Achieve one, teach one. It’s a personal motto for Tarrance “Tiny” Williams, who is redoubling her efforts with Levels Music Studio Camp to help a new generation of young music-makers in Montgomery. “Personally, it’s a passion, man,” said Williams, who grew up in the Southlawn neighborhood of Montgomery. “Look intoRead More →
2022 Summer Youth Programs This summer, we are offering in-person sessions for our ExploreAsia Culture Camps for Kids and Young Leaders Institute Summer Sessions for Teens. Learn more In a world that is more globally connected than ever, leaders need to be well-prepared with the right knowledge, attitudes, skills, andRead More →
Photo added BACOLOD. A former media man, George De la Cruz is now an award-winning educator. (photo added) BACOLOD. George De la Cruz was presented with the Global Educationist Leader Award 2021 via a zoom ceremony with 218 winners from 71 countries by the International Internship University accredited and affiliatedRead More →
Professor Matthieu Rouffet, who teaches in the science department at Point Loma Nazarene University, has gone through many cultural and academic changes, being born and raised in France, about an hour from Paris. Rouffet said the hardest thing about teaching in a country he didn’t grow up in is understandingRead More →
SHELTON, Conn., November 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — To celebrate Global Education Week, BIC is honoring 10 outstanding educators around the world with the BIC Cristal Pen Awards. BIC launched the awards program in 2020 to recognize educators who embody BIC values by bringing joy to the hearts of children everyRead More →
There is an undeniable and universal demand for learning environments that give students the skills, competencies and mindset to make informed decisions and take ownership of their goals. Students and their families recognize the power of differentiated education and seek a suitable framework to best support their young learners, shiftingRead More →
Young photo of Kwak Lands Council Executive Director Amanda Parrish uses her own backyard to troubleshoot promising strategies for environmental improvement. A Manda Parrish moved to the Interior Northwest the day after she graduated from the University of San Francisco in 2008. Work with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in Worley,Read More →
BRATTLEBORO – Everyone has learned a lot in the past nine months or so about the real heroes in our community – teachers, medical professionals, caregivers, grocery baggers and mask and meal makers, to name but a few. some. Plus, there are a lot of unrecognized heroes in the community,Read More →
The concept of presence of mind, as a tool of strategy, comes from one of the original authors on this subject: the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. In his classic book On the war, published in 1832, he named presence of mind as a critical step in creative thinking. HavingRead More →