Structure in curriculum builds lifelong skills

Jul 8, 2020

Dive Brief: As schools look to the fall and how classes will operate, creating a structure for students to safely express their feelings will help them feel supported, Sara LaHayne, founder of Move This World, a social-emotional learning program for pre-K-12 educators and students, writes for Edutopia. Whether students will be in a classroom, a distance learning […]

Ed Dept takes aim at HLC over Art Institutes accreditation dispute

Jul 8, 2020

Dive Brief: A recent U.S. Department of Education staff report takes aim at the Higher Learning Commission, alleging the regional accreditor didn’t follow its own rules when notifying schools about their accreditation status during a change of ownership. The...

Will ICE’s guidance cause colleges to change their reopening plans?

Jul 8, 2020

Dive Brief:  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s announcement Monday that international students must leave the country if their schools are online-only this fall could prompt some colleges to change their fall plans.  Colleges could risk losing some of...

Coronavirus puts information literacy in curriculum spotlight

Jul 8, 2020

Dive Brief: Information literacy has become increasingly difficult to teach in the coronavirus era, as the plethora of online platforms can make it difficult to sort fact from fiction, according to an EdSurge podcast. The pandemic has shown misinformation can have...