Over on Education Talk Radio, dear ol’ Eduflack joined host Larry Jacobs to discuss first-generation college goers and how independent colleges like Coker University can serve this important population.
Give it a listen here – https://www.ace-ed.org/a-college-geared-for-first-generation-college-students/
As states continue to explore the best ways to spend their school recovery dollars from the Biden Administration, many are thinking small and using the one-time infusion to fill holes that will just appear again.
Others are looking to think big. Over in California, policy makers are looking to make a huge investment into the mental health and social/emotional well being of their learners.
Over on Soul of Education on the BAM! Radio Network, I explore the story here – https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/a-model-for-putting-student-mental-health-and-well-being-first-and-everything-else-second/
Give it a listen!
With colleges and universities across the country debating what precautions, if any, need to be taken to welcome students back to campus this fall in a continued Covid world, dear ol’ Eduflack was recently on CBS-TV in South Carolina to talk about what may be needed.
The full segment can be found here – https://www.wbtw.com/news/mask-requirement-at-coker-university/
Based on learning over the past 18 months, one would assume that every household has high-speed internet and every learner has the devices to take advantage of it. But a recent report shows that are digital utopia is the furthest thing from the truth.
Over on the BAM! Radio Network, I sit down with Noggin’s Michael Levine to discuss the realities of connectivity in the United States and what we can and should be doing to address the very real problem.
Give it a listen here – https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/pipes-and-people-what-the-under-connected-will-need-for-learning-post-pandemic/
Eduflack By Patrick R. Riccards 