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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

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In 2021, Canada’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. That argument has helped build support, said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada.

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FEV Tutor Named 2021 Tech Edvocate Award Winner for Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

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13, 2021) – FEV Tutor, the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, has been named a 2021 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool category. A complete list of winners of the 2021 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here. WOBURN, MA.

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What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system

The Hechinger Report

In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. After years of underinvestment, and an end to pandemic-era aid, the industry is struggling. They hammered it home over and over and over again.”

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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

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30, 2021) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has elected Pedro Rivera and Dr. Frank Rodriguez to its Board of Directors. WASHINGTON, D.C. ALAS has nearly 8,000 members across 18 state affiliates with several more states soon to be a part of the ALAS Familia.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions. Through the partnership, Maine businesses can access tools to evaluate their organization’s support for working parents against regional and national assessments of businesses of similar size and in similar industries.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

Related: Could the online for-profit college industry be a ‘winner in this crisis’? At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2 And I said, ‘You guys aren’t doing anything wrong.

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Twilight of income-share agreements to pay for college?

The Hechinger Report

Purdue’s pause points to bigger problems in the ISA industry. But payment caps can be as high as three times the funded amount, according to a 2020 report by the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group. Since 2021 at least four have been sued. Meanwhile, lawsuits are piling up against boot camps offering ISAs.

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