Transitional Studies News Today

The American Federation of Teachers is partnering with organizations around the country to promote community solutions to the issues education is facing. The unions Powerful Partnerships Institute has provided $1 million in grants to 38 state and local affiliates, including the American Federation of Teachers-Washington, where they partnered with the Alliance for a Just Society to increase opportunities for students of color in community and technical colleges. Fernando Mejia-Ledesma, project ...

Education experts are worried censorship laws could have profound long-term impacts on the teaching profession. Research from the National Education Policy Center showed laws censoring content in the classroom foster a climate of fear and anxiety among educators. In Ohio this year, parents and teachers sued the Forest Hills School District for banning discussions of critical race theory. ...

Parents and educators in the Houston Independent School District (HISE) have new funds to keep up pressure over the controversial takeover of the states largest school district. Earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency took the reins of Houstons ISD, citing its inability to meet state standards. Now, the American Federation of Teachers is providing grant money to support Community Voices for Public Education, a grassroots group thats engaging others to keep the issue in the spotlight. .....

While some college programs struggle to bring students back to the classroom, vocational and training programs are becoming a more important part of higher education. Lower Columbia College in southwest Washington is looking to the Legislature to fund its new Center for Vocational and Transitional Studies building in the upcoming session. The new building will house welding, fabrication and machining. ...

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College is offering a free college readiness summer bootcamp Sept. 11-21.

Shirley Jones, 84, is currently working toward earning her GED at Pitt Community College.

PORT ANGELES — Cheryl Crane, dean of Arts &Sciences and Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, will speak on “We Weren’t Meant to Do This Alone: What Mothers Can Teach Us About Support” at the Studium Generale presentation on Thursday.

OPAS to talk cougars at next meeting

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