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OPINION: After years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry

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Yet, there were 10,000 fewer family child care programs in the United States in 2022 than in 2019. We must advocate for similar policies at the national and local levels to increase investment in child care, including funding for higher wages, subsidies for low-income families and support for programs. in New York.

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BookNook Appoints Seasoned Education Industry Leader Brad Baumgartner as Chief Executive Officer

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Baumgartner will draw from his more than two decades of experience as a leader in the education industry to drive a new chapter of strategic growth for BookNook. Before joining BookNook, Baumgartner served in various leadership roles in the education industry.

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Government Funds Shielded Colleges From Extinction. In 2022, the Stakes Will Change.

Edsurge

At the start of what would soon be known around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in the higher education industry began to fear the worst. That means for many institutions, HEERF funds will cease to be accessible in the year 2022. How will institutions serve students once the additional support ends?

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Kajeet Announces Launch of 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program for K-12 Schools and Districts, Colleges and Universities, and Public Libraries

eSchool News

PRWEB) JANUARY 13, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 customers, today announced the launch of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program. Qualifying organizations have until March 11, 2022, to apply.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. Do former CTE students find jobs in the industries they studied? Do they earn good wages? Louisiana bet big on career education.

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How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles

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The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry. That was the message at “Black Tech Policy Week 2022,” a recent online event hosted by the Black Tech Futures Research Institute.

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Teachers Leaving the Classroom: An EdSurge Summer Reading List

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A National Education Association survey from 2022 found that more than half of educators were thinking of departing the profession earlier than planned. Meet six people who recently put down the chalk and picked up jobs in industries including recruiting, banking, real estate and instructional design. Did They Find It?

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