April 24 roundup: Hesitant mother and father, magnificence faculties and the Grim Reaper

Posted On May 19, 2020 By admin With Comments Off

We obliged it through another week!

Colleges “re beginning to” do a blueprint for the transgression, states are starting to prepare for opening up and scientists are urgently yelling that this is not the end of the pandemic.

While the world is still a weird place right now, and will probably remain so for the foreseeable future, we can still relax with some palate cleansers.

Before we are going to the fun nonsense, a little bit of shameless self-promotion. I participated in a Future Trends Forum with Bryan Alexander and Michelle Pacansky-Brock about equity and the pandemic. If you want to check it out, you can find the video, and past videos, here.

Fun stuff! Yesterday was bring-your-kid-to-work day, apparently. That’s kind of every day now, so here’s an old-time video of The Washington Post interviewing reporters’ kids.

A Florida man has vowed to roam the Sunshine State’s beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper to keep people at bay if the stay-at-home order filches on May 1.

Bored at home with some gaming material? The State University of New York is hosting an esports competitor that will succour school relief efforts.

Be sure to check out Monday’s roundup, which will boast another special Q& A. Next week’s interview focuses on tribal colleges and students.

Let’s are going to the news.

Regional accrediting bureaux are asking the Education Department to extend its March guidance that allowed accreditors to waive distance education review requirements.

A survey found that mothers are hesitant about mailing their kids to college in the dusk if the semester will be all online.

William Jewell, a private liberal arts college in Missouri, is possibly the first college to say it intends to reopen in the fall.

The University of Maine system is offering in-state tuition rates to out-of-state students affected by coronavirus-related college closures. The catch? You must be “successful” — but there’s no clear guidelines on what that means.

Dozens of major scientific organizations signed a symbol subscribing proposed resolutions in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that betray anti-Asian intolerance relevant to COVID-1 9.

Here’s a quick summary of our recent storeys, in case you’ve fallen a bit behind( we don’t denounced you ):

A lot happened yesterday. Perhaps the biggest news was society establishments refunding, or refusing, federal stimulus coin after being announced out by President Trump and the education secretary. Doug Lederman has the details.

Kery Murakami wrote about beauty academies, which earned a lot of funding from the CARES Act — and thus ire from exponents who oppose for-profits.

I wrote about who was disadvantaged by the formula. Hint: the colleges that serve the most vulnerable student populations.

Colleen Flaherty has a story on how module are approaching grading and flexibility right now.

People of colour are being disproportionately altered by the coronavirus pandemic, and countless believe they would need more education to get back in the workforce, Emma Whitford reports.

News From Elsewhere

The gauntlets are off for admissions roles, which are pumping out transactions to get students to recruit, The Hechinger Report writes.

Education Dive has a fib on how job works roles are drawing the switch to digital.

Not all college student will get residence rebates. Those who are renting accommodations from private proprietors are stuck with the invoice, even though they are they returned home to their parents, The Detroit Free Press reports.

Percolating Thoughts

This is a time when everyone has an opinion. As reporters, we try not to have minds, but we’ve gathered some interesting point from others.

Robert Kelchen wrote about what the coronavirus could mean for higher education on his blog.

Colleges should focus on improving the transfer knowledge, as students are likely to choose to stay closer to home and save money next year, according to the president of College Transfer Solutions LLC.

Emergency savings funds are part of financial proficiency 101. But how long would it make Americans to actually save enough to cover one month of expenses? The explanation, two ruling novelists at The New York Times say, depends on how rich you are.

Have any seeping expectations or notice any from others? Feel free to send them our path or comment below.

We’ll continue bringing you the report you need in this crazy time. Keep sending us your questions and story thoughts. We’ll get through this together.

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