At issue is a 2004 law -- and a lack of compliance that apparently went unnoticed until recently. Federal law requires that special education aides who help instruct students at Title I high-poverty schools meet certain state-determined education requirements.
Researchers call for an increased focus on well-designed and well-resourced policy initiatives from district leaders and legislators to combat the ongoing issue.
Educators cultivating the innovators of the future should be driven by creativity, providing safe spaces to explore, and altruism, STEM expert and FETC keynote speaker Anne-Marie Imafidon says.
At Mount Adams School District in central Washington, Superintendent Curt Guaglianone empowers his students, staff and parents to seek solutions from within to solve their own problems.
One of the takeaways from the resulting article is that ChatGPT is a heck of a self-promoter, noting that "while some might be worried about the implications of ChatGPT in the classroom, the truth is that it should be embraced by education leaders, not feared."
The tip first came from an unnamed source cited in The Information, alleging that "Microsoft has discussed incorporating OpenAI's artificial intelligence in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other apps so customers can automatically generate text using simple prompts."
More than 200 colleges and universities have so far committed to offering student credit for taking AP African American Studies beginning in the fall of 2024, the College Board says. Florida officials believe the course "lacks educational value."
Among other insights, educators revealed that when they were students, the teachers and leaders of color they connected with were essential to their decision to pursue a career in education.
