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Renewed Emphasis on the Criticality of CTE
by Debbie Allen, Content Director, Career and Technical Education “The need to strengthen the competitiveness of the American workforce is one of the most urgent challenges we now face as a nation,” stresses the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (Challenges and Prizes in CTE). Of course, the basis for a competitive workforce is education. Student understanding…
Read MoreInclusivity and Disability in the Workplace: Another Step Forward
by Andrea Bown, Educational Publishing Freelancer July 2019 was the initial step in this process. April 2020 was another one, and now, here in 2021, I’m about to take the third step by attaching my name to my words. I’m Andrea Bown, I work as a freelancer in educational publishing, and I was born with a…
Read MoreA Renewed Focus on Civics Education
by Tim Yetzina, Senior Supervising Editor, Science and Social Studies Researchers in recent years have focused on civics and the diminishing roles of facts and analysis in American public life (Doug Irving, The Importance of Teaching Civic Responsibility in America). According to Irving, many civics teachers from grade school through high school observed that “students…
Read MoreWhy are fewer minorities employed in STEM occupations?
by Tim Yetzina, Senior Supervising Editor, Science While STEM employment is increasing, minority representation is decreasing. In an article that highlights many of the issues people of color in the STEM industry face, Paulette Delgado reports: “Since 1990, STEM employment has increased 79%, with computing being the fastest growing area at 338%.” Given the immense…
Read MoreHow education companies are addressing home connectivity challenges
by Amanda Robb, Senior Supervising Editor, Math In the midst of the pandemic, as many schools are offering remote learning or hybrid learning options, some students continue to experience difficulty with at-home internet connectivity. An estimated 10 to 15 million students lack reliable internet access, with a majority of those students also lacking devices at…
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