ACE Awards nominations now being accepted
The American Council on Education is accepting nominations for its 2021 ACE Awards through Dec. 18. Among the categories:…
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AFT webinar provides preparation for layoffs, furloughs
Join AFT staffers Lauren Samet, Christianne Runge and others for a Dec. 9 webinar about how to run a…
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High-needs students facing setbacks without in-person learning
Extended at-home learning and haphazard school reopenings during the pandemic have advocates for children with disabilities concerned that “the…
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Next Freedom School session to analyze the 2020 election’s racial politics
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT discussion series Freedom School will hold a virtual session titled “Analyzing the Racial Politics of the…
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AFT’s Ingram featured on post-election virtual town hall panel
AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick Ingram will be among the speakers during the virtual town hall “We Showed Up. We Voted….
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Interactive virtual fair previews AFT’s Winter Educator Academy courses
AFT will launch its Winter Educator Academy in January, offering minicourses that provide just-in-time strategies for teaching and learning…
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N.J.’s digital divide continues to decline
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Dec. 2 that the state’s digital divide stands at 33,851 students, a 2…
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Professor rejects proposed NAEP reading comp assessment replacement
In an open letter to National Assessment of Educational Progress board members, University of Virginia professor and author E.D. Hirsch…
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Weingarten outlines ‘national blueprint’ for reopening schools
Getting the coronavirus under control, ensuring reasonable accommodations for educators and support staff, and making sure distance and hybrid…
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NWEA issues report on students’ reading, math growth during pandemic
Most students in nearly all grades made some learning gains in both reading and math since the beginning of…
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Town hall to tackle COVID-19 vaccine questions
The AFT, along with AFSCME and SEIU, will present a Zoom town hall Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. ET…
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Exhaustion weighs down teachers during pandemic
Educators in New Jersey and other states have cited exhaustion as a byproduct of the pandemic, with Chicago elementary…
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