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4 Grant and Scholarship Opportunities for Your Adult Learners

As an adult educator, you’ve most likely heard about your learners’ struggles to pay for their continued education. When your learners come to you with the inevitable question of where to find grants and scholarships, suggest some of the sources below to aid them in their searches.
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Brita Hammer

Top 6 Professional Development Grants for Educators for the 2019–20 School Year

As budgets across districts become tighter, it can be hard to find the funds to provide educators with professional development opportunities. Never fear—grants are here to step in and solve that problem! Here are six grants developed to provide amazing opportunities for you to grow in your craft.
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Brita Hammer

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] Remembering Toni Morrison: A Gifted Teacher

The late African American author Toni Morrison left behind a timeless legacy in literature, and an immeasurable impact on the lives of many. One woman, professor Jocelyn Chadwick, remembers Morrison not only as a friend, but as a gifted educator. Read all about this story and more in this week’s EdNews Round Up.
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McKenna Wierman

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] PDK Poll Finds Parents Continue to Support Educators in Fight for Funding

The recently published PDK poll revealed that the general public, including parents, are in support of higher teacher pay, more funding for public schools, and more a greater teacher voice when deciding a school’s academic policies. The poll, which has been tracking public opinion of school since 1969, also included educator responses for the first time ever. Read all about this story and more in this week’s EdNews Round Up.
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McKenna Wierman

Minnesota’s New Education Budget: Using Increased Funding to Close Achievement Gaps

It took a special session, but in the last week of May,

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Sarah Cornelius

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] Should the Education Secretary Be a Teacher?

Since her appointment as Secretary of Education by Donald Trump, Betsy DeVos has received much criticism for many of her decisions in office. Now, Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is saying the role of Education secretary should be held by an educator. Read more about this story, and more, in this week’s EdNews Round Up.
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McKenna Wierman

[Administrator Tips] 4 Steps to Planning for Next School Year

What can be done now to make next year EVEN better than the last? To tackle this question, I pulled from my own experiences as a principal as well as drew from conversations with other administrators. The responses were pretty consistent and tended to focus on four key areas: data, scheduling, budgeting, and staffing.

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Joseph Durand

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] What Educators Need to Know About the Latest School Shooting

Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the STEM School Highlands Ranch students, families, and community members. Read more about the story in Highlands Ranch, and other stories in this week’s EdNews Round Up.
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McKenna Wierman

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] Will Educators Get the Student Loan Forgiveness They Deserve?

Tens of thousands of applicants have been denied qualification for the $700 million federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, intended by lawmakers to help with the nation’s student debt crisis. For many teachers, loan forgiveness is essential to escaping the burden of student loans, yet applications are denied every day. Read all about this story and more in this week’s EdNews Round Up!
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McKenna Wierman

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