School Library Investment ‘Crucial’ to Literacy Success

According to a new report (www.americanprogress.org/article/investing-in-school-libraries-and-librarians-to-improve-literacy-outcomes) from the Center for American Progress, “libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country.” “Investing in School Libraries and Librarians to Improve Literacy Outcomes” found that “more than 50 years of research across more than…

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Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Names New Executive Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) announces it has appointed Ulysses “Uly” Navarrete as its new executive director. Navarrete brings an extraordinary wealth of experience, dedication, and a fervent passion for advocating on behalf of Latino students nationwide. Known as “Uly” to all, he brings nearly two decades of invaluable…

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‘Is Our System of Free Speech Failing Us?’

‘Is Our System of Free Speech Failing Us?’ jessica.blake@… Fri, 06/07/2024 – 03:00 AM In a Q&A with Inside Higher Ed, Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, discusses the impact of the pro-Palestinian protest movement on campus speech. Byline(s) Jessica Blake ‘Is Our System of Free Speech Failing Us?’…

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Fears Mount Over Detention of Academics Who Traveled to China

Fears Mount Over Detention of Academics Who Traveled to China Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 06/07/2024 – 03:00 AM Several Chinese academics working overseas have disappeared or been detained on return to China as the country’s leaders expand national security laws. Byline(s) Helen Packer for Times Higher Ed Fears Mount Over Detention of Academics Who Traveled to China…

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Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Scarcity

Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Scarcity johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 06/07/2024 – 03:00 AM There is no such thing as “higher education” writ large anymore. It’s now about moving forward in an age of scarcity. Byline(s) John Warner Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Scarcity johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 06/07/2024 – 03:00 AM There is no such thing as…

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