4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (694+ words) Natalia Antezana fully expected Commerce City residents to embrace the opportunity for short-term, tuition-free workforce education and training at the Community College of Aurora. The city launched the temporary Commerce City Promise program last year using part of a $7.5 million…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (865+ words) Data analysis by Kae Petrin. The number of students taking courses designed to help them pass after failing a class — classes often compressed to just a few weeks administered online — rose significantly since before the pandemic. The increase in credit…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (818+ words) New York City’s school board failed to approve a technology contract advanced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration this week, a month after Mamdani’s slate of board members began their terms. But after fierce pushback against Oracle and its co-founder Larry…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (702+ words) After intense backlash to its initial artificial intelligence policy, New York City’s Education Department ordered principals last month to halt software purchases while officials develop new guidelines. But the city has yet to release a new policy or lift the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1435+ words) Driving a school bus allowed Carly Kendall to see her daughter off to school every day, while balancing her service in the National Guard. Kendall said banks are well-suited to guide students through apprenticeship pathways because they offer a variety…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is seeking reelection this November, received a key endorsement on his education policies from the state’s largest union this week. Monday’s announcement marks the third time the Illinois Education Association, which represents more than 135,000 teachers, professors, and…...