A report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce found the number of journalism jobs will continue to decline over the next decade. It says more than one-third of journalism jobs will be lost by 2031. The survey found job losses for journalists are the result of decades of decline, primarily due to newspaper downsizing and closures. .
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed a measure that would allow Iowa parents to send their kids to private schools and make state money available to pay for it. Other states have passed similar measures, but not without controversy, in what is often seen as a "showdown" - public versus private education. .
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is boosting support for its student parents - with plans to increase access to childcare and lactation spaces, create student-parent support groups and a referral system for non-academic needs, and partner with the campus food pantry and clothing closet to add children s items. Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at NC A&T - Arwin Smallwood, Ph.D - said the $75,000 grant from Ascend at the Aspen Institute will ease the burden for individuals trying to complete their degree while raising family. "They may be holding down a 40-hour-a-week job," said Smallwood. " .
The School of Communication at Point Park University will celebrate its first Myron Cope Day on Feb. 7, celebrating the Pittsburgh broadcasting legend at 200 Lawrence Hall. Three panels will include a look at his career as a print journalist (10-10:45 a.m.), broadcast journalist (10:45-11:30 a.m.) and as a radio