Teaching green: NYC rolls out climate-based curriculum
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Mayor Eric Adams announced the plan Thursday, which will see the school system adopt green job training programs and electric buses, among other changes.
Sarah Slack, a science teacher at Brooklyn’s I.S. 223, won the prestigious Math for America Muller Award for her work on climate education across NYC.
College students in Indiana are gearing up to head back to class for the spring semester, but some are weighing whether to continue with higher education. "Stopping out" is when someone temporarily puts a hold on their studies, and education leaders are concerned it could turn into permanent dropping out. Teresa Lubbers, Indiana's commissioner for higher education, said from 2013 to 2018, roughly 20% to 25% of Indiana's freshman college students did not proceed to their second year. ...
By next fall, refugee students may be able to apply to attend American colleges and universities. The State Department said it plans to pilot a new category for refugee admissions, known as P4. P4 status would allow a group or institution to sponsor a refugee. ...