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Has Expanding Trade with China Impacted Gender Disparities in California Education?

The Lowe Down

One of the most visible spheres displaying this trend is education, where male and female graduation rates have diverged at alarming rates. In 2018, more females graduated than males in every single county, as shown by the choropleth in figure 1. especially in education. still remains in question.

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Inclusivity and Sustainability in Education

Public Sector Future

In this episode we speak with Stefania Giannini, who was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education in 2018, becoming the top UN official in the field. Prior to this, she served as Minister of Education in Italy, Senator of the Republic of Itay, and Rector of the University for Foreigners of Perugia.

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Inclusivity and Sustainability in Education

Public Sector Future

In this episode we speak with Stefania Giannini, who was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education in 2018, becoming the top UN official in the field. Prior to this, she served as Minister of Education in Italy, Senator of the Republic of Itay, and Rector of the University for Foreigners of Perugia.

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Covid-Induced Learning Losses in the Inland Empire

The Lowe Down

This transition resulted in a “ learning loss ” as students struggled with Wi-Fi trouble, screen fatigue, social isolation, and other consequences of remote education. We investigate how school reopening, income, and chronic absenteeism influence the change in Math and English test scores between 2018 to 2023.

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COVID-19 and the Underlying Political Impact on the Public Education System

The Lowe Down

COVID-19 and the Underlying Political Impact on the Public Education System. The data were gathered from the state’s department of education websites or other state websites, and include the total number of Kindergarten students in a given county from the academic years starting 2017 to 2021. Article by Kara Hagler.

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Chicago has elected local school councils

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Modeled after Chronicle of Higher Education, a newspaper for higher education, that we used to subscribe to and read at the University of Michigan student government, Education Week provides the same type of in depth and feature coverage of K-12 education. I've never seen a public library that subscribes.

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Deloitte’s Smart Factory Believers Program empowers next-generation STEM learning at District of Columbia Public Schools with support from AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into K12 education that teaches skills-based learning with real-world applications can help students develop critical thinking skills. There is a continuing global shortage of STEM talent and many communities in the US do not have equal access to high-quality STEM education.