Category: Education

Technology is a powerful tool that can transform the lives of children with disabilities. It can help them access quality education, overcome learning barriers, and participate in social activities. In this article, we will explore how technology can be harnessed to promote quality education and social inclusion for children with disabilities in Uganda and beyond. Technology Can Make Learning Materials More Accessible One of the challenges that children with disabilities…

Creatively Focused, an ed-tech startup based in Minnesota, is on a mission to support and empower special educators with technology. The company has developed a software platform called axis3, which offers various features and services to help special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators cope with the challenges and demands of their field. The Problem Of Burnout In Special Education Special education is a rewarding but also stressful and demanding profession.…

The Tokyo Tech Festival, a student-led event that showcases the academic and cultural achievements of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, is preparing for its final edition in 2023. The festival, which has a long history of attracting thousands of visitors each year, may be the last of its kind — at least by name — as Tokyo Tech expects to merge with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in the fall…

Students at some of Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are struggling to find affordable and adequate housing as the city faces a surge in rent prices and a shortage of available units. The situation has sparked protests and calls for action from the students, their parents, and the school administrations. Housing Draft Leaves Many Students Out One of the main challenges facing students at the Atlanta University Center…

The Northeast Georgia History Center (NEGAHC) hosted a Homeschool Day on Thursday, August 24, 2023, to commemorate the founding of Georgia in 1733. The event was open to all homeschooling families and featured various activities and demonstrations related to the colonial history of Georgia. Learning from living history interpreters One of the highlights of the Homeschool Day was the presentations by professional living history interpreters who portrayed General James Oglethorpe…

The Northeast Georgia History Center is hosting its first Homeschool Day of the school year on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The event will feature presentations, demonstrations, and activities related to the founding of the Georgia colony. Meet the founders of Georgia Homeschoolers will have the opportunity to meet General James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove, two of the most influential figures in the early history of Georgia. Oglethorpe was the founder…

A musical journey David and Jennifer Snead are not native Iowans, but they have found their home in the state as band directors at Wartburg College and Tripoli Community School District respectively. The couple, who met at the University of Georgia, have been teaching music for over a decade in different states and countries, before settling in Iowa in 2020. David, who is the director of bands and associate professor…

Georgia passed a law in January 2023 that allows parents of current students to challenge the appropriateness of books in school libraries. However, the law has not been widely used by parents and has faced criticism from educators, librarians, and free speech advocates. The law aims to ease book challenges by parents The law, sponsored by Republican lawmakers, was passed amid a surge of book challenges across the country. Many…

A new pilot program launched by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta aims to help borrowers in specific neighborhoods of metro Atlanta pay off their student loan debt. The program, called the Student Loan Debt Pilot, will provide “reverse scholarships” of up to $30,000 to eligible applicants who live in South Cobb’s Fair Oaks neighborhood, College Park, East Point and Atlanta’s Thomasville neighborhood. How the Program Works The Student Loan…

A Georgia teacher who was accused of violating the school district’s policy on controversial topics by reading a book on gender fluidity to her fifth-grade class has won her tribunal case and will not be fired. The book that sparked controversy Katie Rinderle, a teacher at Due West Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia, read the picture book “My Shadow is Purple” by Scott Stuart to her students in April 2023.…