The American Federation of Teachers president was grilled in Congress on Wednesday about the union s response to the coronavirus pandemic - but managed to praise school employees responses, including a New Mexico bus driver. Members of the GOP-led House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic have accused the labor union of advocating for classroom closures, long after most parents and lawmakers wanted them reopened. Union President Randi Weingarten testified the group had a duty to protect children and their educators. .
A tribal college in Arizona has gotten some national attention this spring for "community college excellence," in this case, on the Navajo Nation. Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, is mentioned in an Aspen Institute report for the work it is doing to boost the local economy in an area without many industry partners or employment opportunities for graduates. Shazia Tabassu Hakim, professor of microbiology at Diné College, said the school has been able to use grant opportunities to invest in economic development and sustainable business practices. .
A new study shows the number of students who "stopped out" before getting a college degree is higher - and fewer former students are re-enrolling. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reveals the total number of students who started college but didn t finish now tops 40 million, and that s a 3.6% increase from the previous year. The report says colleges and states are missing opportunities to reengage them. .