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NCAPA inducted four new members to the coalition: the Asian and Pacific Americans in Higher Education, APAPA National, APIAHiP: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation, and Hindus for Human Rights. Asian and Pacific Americans in Higher Education is an organization dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for Asian and Pacific American students; promoting and supporting the hiring, retention, and advancement of qualified Asian and Pacific American faculty, staff, and administrators; and creating a better understanding of issues in the public affecting Asian and Pacific Americans in higher education. APAPA - Asian Pacific American Public Affairs Association aims to promote the advancement of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans through active participation and leadership in civic and public affairs. The organization educates the public about public policy and provides opportunities for our youth to gain firsthand knowledge and experience in governmental and public affairs. APIAHiP: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation is the only national organization dedicated to protecting historic places and cultural resources significant to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. They achieve this by cultivating an information-sharing network to connect and support local communities and their historic preservation efforts, offering educational programs and strategic or technical services that enable communities to preserve their heritage through a place-based ethic, and advocating to increase public and private resources and lower barriers for historic preservation at local, state, and national levels. Hindus for Human Rights advocates for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia and North America, rooted in the values of our faith: shanti (peace), nyaya (justice) and satya (truth). They provide a Hindu voice of resistance to caste, Hindutva (Hindu nationalism), racism, and all forms of bigotry and oppression.

I'm pleased to announce that Part 2 of Suzanne Martin's and my history of the Council for Exceptional Children's international engagement has recently been published in the Journal of International Special Needs Education. Here's its abstract: Using the results of an integrative literature review of primary sources of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)—news articles, reports of initiatives and workgroups, and columns in CEC publications that provided evidence of the Council’s international efforts—we describe instances of international engagement within five functions of the Council as a professional organization for exceptional education: advocacy, professional development, conferences, the translation of CEC content, and its recognition as a leading organization in the field. We believe the efforts can be categorized as serving either one or both simple though challenging goals: bringing the world to CEC and the Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES) and bringing CEC and DISES to the world. Progress has occurred on these goals, albeit sporadically and intermittently. As this history looks to the past, it points to the future. The instances of international engagement that once were provide examples of what can be again to pursue these goals.

DkIT researcher Dianne McPhelim has been awarded a prestigious Government of Ireland Postgraduate Research Scholarship through Taighde Éireann– Research Ireland for her project engaging with the writings of Monaghan woman Mamo McDonald, an important female figure in the latter half of the twentieth century in Ireland. The study will focus on one of Ireland's forgotten female voices, one whose influence and activism were lauded by Mary Robinson and Nell McCaffrey. Mamo McDonald, a key figure in bringing the voice of the rural community to the fore, was a prominent campaigner for women’s rights in law and health, a champion of higher education, ICA President, and later founder of Age Action. The three-year scholarship will allow Dianne to develop this project, which has substantial local significance, and explore options to draw attention to this remarkable figure. Dianne will contribute to a vibrant research community at DkIT, where the Creative Arts Research Centre unites researchers from music and media to foster synergies between the arts, humanities, and innovative technologies. https://lnkd.in/eg66hyWg #carc #mamomcdonald #dkitpostgrad

Great insights, many of the challenges and opportunities in regional education can be understood through the following observations that cut across early childhood education, schools and tertiary education.  1. Support needs to be timely and appropriately targeted to improve access to and participation in education.  2. Helping regional students and prospective students understand their options for future pathways by improving careers advice and building aspiration as early as primary school will help them to realise their potential, support their ambition, and create great futures for themselves.  3. Policy makers and funding bodies should allow for flexible delivery models, as the opportunities and challenges of education in regional Australia are different from the opportunities and challenges in our cities.  4. ‘Homegrown’ workforces will improve the opportunity for regional people to stay in their local regions, and to strengthen regional development. The issue of regional workforce shortages has been a recurrent theme of stakeholder feedback in my discussions over the last two years, and supporting students who want to remain in regional communities to study will help local industries and businesses to grow, and contribute to alleviating workforce shortages in critical sectors like education and health.  5. Finally, locally based solutions and local expertise and knowledge are necessary to underpin all these activities. 

The Center for Education News is the only watchdog, think tank and newsroom in the nation fueled by educators and students. We are accepting nominations for educators to join our 2025 think tank. We are selecting one educator per state. Nominate yourself or someone else, if you have the interest, capacity and expertise to: 🌟Set an education news agenda for 2025 within a 50-state campaign context. 🌟Engage in dialogue about contested or complex issues. 🌟Voice key issues related to public education in your state. 🌟Identify pathways to sustain education news in your state. 🌟Volunteer 15 hours of time annually for one year. ✍️ How to Nominate: Visit https://lnkd.in/guAjQsAe #CenterForEducationNews #CEN #education #educationnews #publiceducation #GlobalEducation #EducationForAll #ThinkTank #CENThinkTank Dr. Jenai Ali Emmel Louise Lao Manuel Rascon Maxen Niedermier Walther Morales Rios

I typically try to separate my political activity from my work/education activity. However, I learned recently during an advocacy training that “stating a fact is not partisanship”. Here is a fact: Project 2025 is going to be devestating for higher education. If you find yourself in the field of higher ed, it would be on your best interest to get familiar with it. Here are some of the most dubious findings that I have come across: - my title/job responsibility goes away under this plan. All references to diversity, equity, inclusion will be stripped from schools that receive federal dollars. - the federal Department of Education will be dismantled. After this years FAFSA debacle, which undoubtedly left a sour taste in the mouths of enrollment management folks, imagine no oversight to the FAFSA process at all. - Accreditation agencies will become voluntary and no longer be tied to receiving federal finances, and put colleges in a position of providing “voluntary quality assurance”, meaning all standards of effective higher education management will be moot. Yall, this is serious. Please get educated on it. https://lnkd.in/ghv2zJU9

Interested in education policy? Join us TOMORROW for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and their impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. Hear from Congressional leaders on education including Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC), Congressman Darren Soto (FL), and Melody Gonzales (The White House Hispanic Initiative). We’ll also feature a panel of industry experts including Mary Ann Gomez (CHLI), Madelyn Lucas (Excelencia in Education), Luis Maldonado (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), and Erica Romero (Latinos for Education). When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy

Advancing British Standards: Navigating the next decade of 16-19 education reform. Read the summary and watch the replay of our webinar last month, as we shared the findings from our extensive polling with Public First, and discussed how the opposition parties should respond. https://lnkd.in/ezun_egQ

Five bits of education-shaped news you might have missed this week.... 📰Education secretary pressed the 'reset' button The new education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, wrote to all staff, from early years to higher education, saying she wanted to "reset the relationship" with the education sector. Department for Education The Labour Party 🔗https://lnkd.in/ehcTd4ZC 📰 Summit for system change Tees Valley Education were delighted to join with colleagues from across multiple sectors at the Fair Education Alliance in London earlier this week. Here's our insights into what happened and what needs to happen next. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eBEfbBmh 📰SATs results rise, but.... National results in reading, writing and maths have risen among Year 6 pupils in England but remain lower than before the pandemic. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eZMutKUs 📰Policy shift to SEND Association of School and College Leaders inclusion expert, Margaret Mulholland shares why a SEND policy shift at the Department for Education is an important move for the sector. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ewi_RWM5 📰SEND and budgets top concerns for governors Almost 60% of governing boards are concerned about their ability to maintain a balanced budget and complexities in accessing the right support for children with SEND, according to recent research from National Governors Association 🔗https://lnkd.in/eRcExNcd And that reminder again that you can sign up to get access to these bulletins, research, resources and more via TVEd and me at.... 📲 https://lnkd.in/eiEEV2xG #SEND #Inclusion #Equity #FairEdForAll #FEA #SocialJustice #News #TVEd #TeesValleyEducation #People #Policy #Place #Education #Learning #DfE #Ofsted #Trending #BreakingNews #SchoolsWeek #TES #GuardianNews #BBC #LatestNews #SignUpForFree #Research #Teachers #Headteachers

Dive deep into the heart of Ontario's educational system with 4 fascinating insights about the Ministry of Education. Discover how policy shapes potential and nurtures the next generation of leaders at https://lnkd.in/gq2mjbbM Education is the bedrock of our future, and here's where it all begins.