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Poster promoting the nonprofit report show of 11/17/2020

Children’s Literacy and Gender Equality in Education | Nonprofit Report

November 18, 2020

Mark Oppenheim leads an discussion on children’s literacy and gender equality in education with the executive team of Room to Read, with guests: Geetha Murali, CEO, Heather Simpson, Chief Program Officer and Shari Freedman, Chief Financial Officer.

Pandemic Pushes Steep Drop in Foreign College Students

November 16, 2020

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master’s degree in the U.S., Sai Naini is stuck in India, unsure what his future holds.

Community Colleges Boost Internet Capability Through Network

November 14, 2020

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s 15 community colleges are upgrading to a fiber-based broadband network that officials say will allow faster internet speeds and more collaboration with other institutions of higher learning and research in the state.

Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina McCombs

On Pandemic ‘Learning Loss,’ Schools Look Forward, Not Back

October 30, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A complete picture has yet to emerge of how much learning was lost by students during the pandemic. That’s all right with educators like Superintendent Craig Broeren, whose top concern is figuring out where each student stands now.

16 year old study at the family library in Calabar, Nigeria

Foreign Students Show Less Zeal for US Since Trump Took Over

October 26, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — On a recruiting trip to India’s tech hub of Bangalore, Alan Cramb, the president of a reputable Chicago university, answered questions not just about dorms or tuition but also American work visas.

Poster promoting the nonprofit report show of 10/15/2020

Creating Economic Mobility Through Educational Opportunity | Nonprofit Report

October 16, 2020

Mark Oppenheim leads a conversation on creating opportunity for underserved individuals through educational opportunities with guests: Mia Bonta, CEO of Oakland Promise and Meredith Curry, Fellow at Northern California College Promise Coalition.

GIGXR Launches Holographic Standardized Patients for Medical and Nursing School Remote Simulation Training

October 14, 2020

GIGXR, Inc., provider of the extended reality (XR) GIG Immersive Learning System for instructor-led teaching and training, announced today the launch of HoloPatient Remote and GIG Mobile for medical and nursing schools. Built for online and hybrid learning environments, these applications together facilitate safe and socially distanced standardized patient simulation training while enabling real-time interaction, engagement and clinical assessment between students and instructors.

DC Charters Offer Innovations in Pandemic-Era Education

October 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Returning to school in the nation’s capital during the pandemic has proven to be an ongoing experiment in learning — and not just for students.

Enrollment Drops Worry Public Schools as Pandemic Persists

October 9, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rather than wait to see how her children’s Florida public school would teach students this fall, Erica Chao enrolled her two daughters in a private school that seemed better positioned to provide instruction online during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.

INSIGHT: WDSE Promo on Duluth Nonprofits

October 7, 2020

In this collaboration with WDSE in Duluth, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from Northeastern Minnesota and discuss the work they do to improve the communities they serve.

State School Board Rejects Plan to Value Exams Close to Zero

October 1, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Board of Education balked Thursday at a plan to make standardized tests statistically meaningless for public high school students’ grades this year, in an hourslong clash that shows many board members disagree with state Superintendent Richard Woods’ efforts to dismantle Georgia’s system of grading students, schools and teachers.

Courtney Normand, director of the Planned Parenthood-affiliated political group Safe & Healthy Youth Washington

Sex Ed Mandate Sparks Bitter Washington State Ballot Fight

September 28, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Democrats in the Washington state Legislature thought they had passed a routine sex education requirement for public schools earlier this year. But a coalition of Republicans and religious conservatives launched a swift, historic backlash that’s led to a bitter partisan fight and an effort to overturn the measure on the November ballot.

Little Rock Teachers Won’t Show Up for In-Person Classes

September 28, 2020

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock teachers won’t show up for in-person classes due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus in schools, the head of the local teachers union said Sunday.

US Colleges Struggle to Salvage Semester Amid Outbreaks

September 26, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester amid skyrocketing coronavirus cases, entire dorm complexes and frat houses under quarantine, and flaring tensions with local community leaders over the spread of the disease.

Diversity Matters: Tackling Racism and Prejudice at the Education Level

September 25, 2020

How can school campuses become more diverse and inclusionary for all students?

demonstration of a socially-distanced classroom

S Carolina Teachers Stay Home to Advocate for Pay, Safety

September 23, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina teachers took a personal day Wednesday to fight for safer classrooms amid the pandemic as well as an annual small raise that was frozen after the economy crashed because of the virus.

Astronomers See Possible Hints of Life in Venus’s Clouds

September 14, 2020

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet.

Perfectly Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Found in Arctic Russia

September 14, 2020

Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, researchers said Monday.

Refugee Families Face Unique Struggles with Online School

September 6, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — Samuel Lavi knew he’d have to find unique ways to stay connected to refugee families when the coronavirus pandemic shut down Valencia Newcomer School. Parents and students speak more than a dozen languages, and they’d need help navigating the technology around remote learning.

Child Care Crisis Pushes US Mothers Out of the Labor Force

September 5, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Wynn had just launched her own project management business, hitting a career stride after years of struggle that began with earning an undergraduate degree as a single mother.

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