The debate continues about cell phones in schools. K-12 Deep Dive gives a brief about where adults are with regard to this issue.
Category: Education News
World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,906 universities across 108 countries and regions. The table is based on their new WUR 3.0 methodology, which includes 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across five areas: teaching, …Continue Reading
African American Burial Ground and Remembering Project
Join this virtual presentation from 2-3 PM on Tuesday, October 24th to learn about this multicampus research study bringing together local artists, USF faculty, staff, and students to address the erasure of historical Black communities in the Tampa Bay area. Part of …Continue Reading
Upcoming Events in October–Online Workshops for Researchers
Updating Your Researcher Profiles. Tuesday, October 10, 2023-10-11AM. This workshop walks through many popular researcher profile platforms. Did you have a name change? Do you need to clean up the citations listed? Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to …Continue Reading
Teens Know Climate Change is Real. They Want Schools to Teach More About It
This article highlights a new nationwide survey of teenagers by Education Week researchers. It reveals an education system out of step with the interest of many students on the issue–that students would like to learn more about climate change, their future and …Continue Reading
Educational Gag Orders, Legislative Restrictions on Basic Freedoms
A recent report from PEN America indicates that in the first nine months of 2021 state legislatures introduced 54 bills that would restrict teaching and training of subjects, including legislating against critical race theory, in K-12 schools, higher education, and in …Continue Reading
The CDC’s New COVID-19 Guidance for Schools, Explained
The CDC released updated guidance for schools on how to conduct in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and what precautions they should take to keep students and teachers safe. It says that states should prioritize teachers in their vaccine efforts, but it …Continue Reading
Celebrate Black Heritage Month with Resources from the USF Libraries
The Antiracist Reading List includes books categorized by Antiracism and Talking about Race, #BlackLivesMatter, Criminal Justice and Policing, Education, Fiction, History, Intersectional Feminism, Memoir, Science, Structural Racism, and Voting Rights. You can find TED Talks and podcasts and recommended reading for children …Continue Reading
