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Saga of San Francisco s school board heads to the ballot box

Saga of San Francisco s school board heads to the ballot box

Saga of San Francisco s school board heads to the ballot box
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National Institute of Building Sciences Names First Female Board Chair

National Institute of Building Sciences Names First Female Board Chair Anne M. Ellis will be the first female board chair in the NIBS nearly half-a-century-long history.  Annie Cebulski | June 28, 2021 The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) named Anne M. Ellis, executive director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, as the first female Chair of the Board of Directors in the organization s history since it was created by Congress in 1974. A non-governmental non-profit, NIBS says that it brings together labor and consumer interests, government representatives, regulatory agencies, and members of the building industry to resolve problems and plan for the future of housing and commercial buildings.

Alaska Pacific University Announces Test-Blind Policy for Undergraduate Admissions

Alaska Pacific University Announces Test-Blind Policy for Undergraduate Admissions ©Photovs | Dreamstime.com Alaska Pacific University (APU) has chosen to become a test-blind school and will no longer consider standardized test scores when determining undergraduate admissions or merit-based scholarships. APU is the first university in Alaska to implement this change in procedure. The decision continues the university’s mission to expand equity and access initiatives for all students. “For many low-income students and students of color, standardized testing is a barrier to higher education,” says Director of Admissions Toni Riley. “Years of research has shown that standardized testing is biased against Black, Latina/Latino/Latinx, Native, and some Asian students. Likewise, wealthier students who can afford test prep courses and retests are rewarded with greater scholarships. Even the location of testing sites is tied to privilege and access. By removing test scores from ou

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