Summer learning loss is a huge issue across K-12 education, and it’s especially concerning for youth from low-income families, who don’t benefit from summer enrichment activities, and fall behind as a result. Laura Bronstein, founding director of Binghamton University Community…
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Binghamton University receives $9.3 million in federal funding to train school-based mental health professionals
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded two 5-year awards, totalling $9.3 million, to Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) to expand mental health services in New York’s Southern Tier as part of its Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration Grant Program.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Executive Director Receives Prestigious National Science Educator Award
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) 2022 Science Educator Award at the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego.
DePaul University faculty experts available to discuss back-to-school topics
National education discussions from teacher shortages to curriculum requirements and school safety have been front and center throughout the summer. With many school districts close to opening the 2022-23 academic year, including Chicago Public Schools on Aug. 22, DePaul University experts are available to offer insights and commentary on a variety of back-to-school topics.
A Legacy of Impact: Honoring Late Philanthropist, Former CSU Trustee Eli Broad
Broad’s generous legacy throughout the CSU will positively impact generations of students in California.
Innovative free course empowers citizens to advocate for ethical AI
We Are AI is a 5-week course to introduce people to the basics of AI and empower individuals to engage with how AI is used and governed. No math, programming skills, or existing understanding of AI are required.
Serving California: CSU Establishes COVID Vaccination Sites Across the State
Supporting its mission of public service, the CSU is hosting COVID vaccination clinics statewide to help end the pandemic.
Declining U.S. Plant Breeding Programs Impacts Food Security
Decreasing access to funding, technology, and knowledge in U.S. plant breeding programs could negatively impact our future food security.
School spending cuts? Citizens prefer teachers and administrators to take the hit during economic crises
With schools around the world looking into various cost-cutting measures in the midst of the COVID-10 pandemic, new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that citizens prefer teachers and administrative staff to be at the frontline of school spending cuts during times of economic crisis.
Tulane University to use artificial intelligence to study how nation’s schools are responding to coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) at Tulane University a $100,000 contract to collect data from approximately 150,000 school websites across the country to see how the nation’s education system is responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
High Levels of Fecal Bacteria Found in Lower Raritan River
New Brunswick, N.J. (Sept. 17, 2019) – High levels of fecal bacteria have often been found at six new water sampling sites in the lower Raritan River since May, according to a Rutgers-coordinated monitoring program that included more than 20…