Ashley Patterson, associate professor of education and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Penn State, explored the intersection between social justice, equity and education during a JEDI Collaborative speaker series event at Penn State Lehigh Valley. 

A new civil rights in education initiative, called AdvancED Equity, that focuses on advancing research to inform policy related to civil rights protections in the field of education, was recently established with contributions from Penn State.

The next episode of "HumIn Focus," a web series from Penn State’s Humanities Institute, will focus on “Teaching Humanity: The Social Value of Higher Education.” It premieres at 9 p.m. on Oct. 24 on WPSU TV and will be available for streaming.

Students, staff and faculty members from Penn State's College of Education share recent research and career achievements.

The National Education Policy Center and Education Deans for Justice and Equity released a joint statement on Thursday, claiming that "there is no settled science of reading."

OM brings starter schools to families in poor rural areas, benefiting both pupils and teachers in Bangladesh.

The new U.S. Department of Education guidance creates a federal process for individuals and organizations to file complaints under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

A comprehensive look at how U.S. schools served students in the aftermath of the coronavirus closures finds that schools responded more fully in communities where parents' education levels were higher.

The workshops will equip school leaders with necessary skills to assist parents in guiding their children's academic, social, and emotional growth.

Radhakrishnan panel has submitted its report outlining reforms in the NTA and the authorities would need the state's cooperation to implement it.

Google released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Monday aimed at helping users learn about new topics. Dubbed Learn About, the tool is different from the Mountain View-based tech giant's usual AI offerings, such as Gemini or AI Overviews. The experimental tool shows the information in a visual and interactive style and picks the data from educational sources.

On Wednesday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m., Governor Carney will host a virtual forum on Racial History and Education in Delaware with Dr. Reba Hollingsworth (Delaware Heritage Commission) and Dr. Bradley Skelcher (Professor Emeritus of History at Delaware State University).   This event is coordinated in partnership with the Delaware Heritage Commission, the Delaware Division […]

Dover, Del.—Delaware schools, nonprofits, and community organizations are invited to apply for a new round of state grant funds to support financial literacy education for people from all walks of life. Since the state’s Financial Literacy Education Fund (FLEF) was established in 2010, over $2.5 million has been awarded to dozens of organizations across the […]

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is offering extensions and COVID credit exemptions for individuals who have exhausted all options in earning their continuing education credits needed to maintain their nutrient management or pesticide certifications.

DOVER, Del. (April 19, 2023) – The Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE) is hosting the Fourteenth Annual DAEE Environmental Education Conference on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Brandywine Springs Elementary, Wilmington, DE. This year’s conference theme, “Nature’s Best Hope, Our Role as Educators” will showcase a full day of sessions intended to connect people with nature, integrate […]

DOVER, Del. (December 13, 2023) – The Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE) is holding its 15th Annual Conference with a focus on “Nature Access for All!” on February 24, 2024, at Fred Fifer III Middle School in Camden. The keynote speaker will be Dr. McKay Jenkins, noted author and University of Delaware professor. Todd […]

DOVER, DE (June 1, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the launch of Delaware WIC’s new educational website. The website includes information on nutrition, breastfeeding, and WIC’s programming for families, covering all stages of pregnancy, postpartum, infancy and children up to five years of age. It currently includes a link to […]

DOVER, DE (Oct. 6, 2022) ­– The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has created new resources and a new webinar specifically for pharmacists as part of its ongoing work to reduce substance use disorder.  DPH has worked with partners in the medical community to develop Delaware-specific, evidence-based education materials, aiming to reduce the risk of […]

May 6, 2024 Press Release WILMINGTON, Delaware – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL), the Delaware Department of Education, Career and Technical Education (DOE) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) are teaming up with Delaware Gov. John Carney to celebrate the first-ever National Youth Apprenticeship Week in support of advancing job opportunities for young people […]

WILMINGTON, Del. — On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the State of Delaware’s Department of Human Resources, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office, hosted a panel discussion featuring descendants of the Delaware cases that […]

For the third consecutive year, the ASPIRE529 program will again offer financial assistance to youth in or aging out of the foster care system seeking higher education according to State Treasurer Colleen Davis. “The high school graduation rate for youth in foster care in Delaware is just over 50 percent, with less than 5 percent […]

By aligning outreach efforts at the Positively Dover African American Festival, DPH and DST aim to improve health outcomes statewide. DOVER, DEL. (June 20, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Bureau and the Community Health Mobile Unit are partnering with the Dover Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma […]

DNREC encourages families with children 4 to 7 to enjoy exciting “Small Fry Adventures,” a free program about tidal salt marsh and the critters that live there, being held this summer at the Aquatic Resources Education Center near Smyrna.

DNREC invites families of all ages to participate in “Life in the Bay,” the popular youth education program geared toward children aged 6 and older, but with equal appeal to adults who want to learn about fish and other aquatic creatures that live in the Delaware Bay.

Two districts and two charter schools will benefit from the federal Rural and Low Income Schools program grant to provide rural districts and schools with financial assistance for initiatives aimed at improving student achievement.

WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney has appointed Caesar Rodney High School student Sage Sawhney to serve on the State Board of Education. He has reappointed Dr. Megan Szabo, the Assistant Principal at Magnolia Middle School, to serve a third term on the board. “We need students and educators to be at the table when […]

Delaware Treasurer Colleen Davis has announced the distribution of this year’s Aspire529 awards. Aspire529 is a program for youth in or aging out of the foster care system to help them pay for expenses related to higher education. This year’s recipients, two from New Castle County, two from Kent, and one from Sussex plan to […]

The DE529 Education Savings Plan, Delaware’s tax-advantaged program designed to help pay for higher education expenses, received “Silver” status from Morningstar, the country’s most widely cited and influential investment plan rating group. This is the second consecutive year DE529 received the rating after being upgraded from “Bronze” status in 2023. “With higher education costs remaining […]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Professional Standards Board

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Professional Standards Board

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Professional Standards Board

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Professional Standards Board

Higher Education has been slow to adopt analytics in comparison to the commercial sector, but those institutions that have embraced a culture of analytics have seen significant and tangible results. Higher Education analytics can help in nearly every corner of academia including enrollment and retention, student success, academic research and [...]

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The Study Australia Education Fair in Mongolia will be a face-to-face event again in September 2023. Capitalise on the growing demand for study in Australia post-COVID and engage directly with prospective students and their parents in Mongolia.

In May 2023, Austrade’s International Education teams in South Korea and Japan delivered face-to-face Study Australia Education Fairs for the first time in four years.

In line with its core values of educational development, environmental sustainability, alternative conflict resolution among others, the Boss Friendship Club (BFC), a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) in conjunction with World Dynasty Pageant, has initiated the Pan-African Girl Child Education campaign. At the flag off of the campaign in Abuja recently, District Governor of Boss Friendship Club in Nigeria, Dr Edet Ekpenyong, in his welcome address said the club through the campaign aims to support, contribute and sponsor over 10,000 girl children in Nigeria and other African countries, to ensure they achieve their educational pursuits which would enable them build their […]

Summer Institute 2024: Infusing Korean Studies in American Undergraduate Higher Education

An anti-normalization boycott of educational organizations in Israel and Palestine is making much-needed education and dialogue more difficult.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Talks between the National Assembly Education Committee,university lecturers, and public universities failed to kick off on Tuesday amid a stalement over a strike declared unprotected by courts.

Global education is facing a critical moment amid severe setbacks. Millions of children are out of school, learning levels are falling, and millions are leaving school without the skills they need. New out-of-school figures reveal that global progress in reducing the number of out-of-school children has been just 1 percent since 2015, leaving 251 million […]

  Matthias Schmale is the Assistant Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Schmale brings more than 30 years of experience in humanitarian and development work. He previously served as Senior Adviser to the UN Development Coordination Office’s regional team for Africa, as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (a.i) in Nigeria, and in several high-level […]

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has delivered quality education to children in crisis “against all odds,” ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif said at the United Nations today. “And you can imagine the odds. We are seeing more armed conflict, a growth of climate-induced disasters and the biggest refugee movement since World War 2.”  Education Cannot Wait’s […]

Amid unprecedented global challenges and a growing list of countries in crisis, there is an existential threat to decades of development gains—with the global community marked by intensified armed conflict, forced displacements, and the debilitating effects of climate crises. One in five children worldwide lives in or flees from conflict. The number of crisis-affected children […]

Parliamentary representation by women in Pacific Island countries remains stubbornly low at 8.4 percent. Yet women leaders across the region have been meeting every year for the past four decades to discuss goals and drive action to address gender inequality and the most pressing development challenges in the Pacific. One of the critical issues discussed […]