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The <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/CBE-Recommends-Scoring-Adjustments-for-February-Bar-Exam" target="_blank">Monday announcement</a> came after test takers complained of glitches and irregularities while taking the California bar exam in February.</p> <p>In a news release, the State Bar of California promised to petition the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for those who took the exam in February. The release detailed that the test’s multiple-choice questions were mostly developed by the test company Kaplan, while some were recycled from the First-Year Law Students’ Exam and others were developed by ACS Ventures, the State Bar’s independent psychometrician, hired to assess questions. ACS Ventures used AI.</p> <p>But State Bar officials defended the veracity of the exam’s questions.</p> <p>“We have confidence in the validity of the MCQs to accurately and fairly assess the legal competence of test-takers,” State Bar executive director Leah Wilson said in the release. “Lessons learned are being incorporated into the July exam, and all future tests will include additional levels of independent review and validation.” </p> <p>Test takers and law school faculty have reacted with shock.</p> <p>Katie Moran, an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law who specializes in bar exam preparation, told the <em>Los Angeles Times </em>that the announcement was a “staggering admission.”</p> <p>“The State Bar has admitted they employed a company to have a non-lawyer use AI to draft questions that were given on the actual bar exam,” she said. “They then paid that same company to assess and ultimately approve of the questions on the exam, including the questions the company authored.”</p> </div> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/04/25/california-state-bar-admits-using-ai-exam-questions">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-04-25T07:00:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/california-state-bar-admits-to-using-ai-for-exam-questions/">April 25, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-7129 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-administration tag-common tag-faq tag-fight tag-harvard tag-questions tag-responding tag-trump"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/faq-responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-harvard-and-the-trump-administration/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAQ-Responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-Harvard.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="FAQ: Responding to common questions about the fight between Harvard and the Trump administration" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAQ-Responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-Harvard.png 1200w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAQ-Responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-Harvard-300x158.png 300w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAQ-Responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-Harvard-1024x538.png 1024w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAQ-Responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-Harvard-768x403.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/faq-responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-harvard-and-the-trump-administration/" target="_self" >FAQ: Responding to common questions about the fight between Harvard and the Trump administration</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div> <p dir="ltr">On April 21, 2025, Harvard University <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/04/Harvard-Funding-Freeze-Order-Complaint.pdf">filed a lawsuit</a> against the Trump administration after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in federal research funding with threats of more cuts to come. The administration claimed Harvard failed to address anti-Semitism on campus, especially in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and issued <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/04/Letter-Sent-to-Harvard-2025-04-11.pdf">a list of demands</a> in exchange for lifting the freeze. </p> <p dir="ltr">These demands included adopting an ideological litmus test for foreign students, a comprehensive mask ban, an audit of disfavored academic departments, mandated reforms to the university’s internal governance structure, and eliminating diversity programs. Harvard <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2025/upholding-our-values-defending-our-university/">argued</a> that these demands and the funding cuts that followed violated its institutional autonomy and constitutional right free speech and academic freedom. In the lawsuit, the university is asking the court to restore its funding and block the government from imposing such requirements in the future.</p> <p dir="ltr">FIRE <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/harvard-stands-firm-rejects-trump-administrations-unconstitutional-demands">agrees</a> that the Trump administration’s approach is unlawful. Below are answers to some common questions we have received about the situation. </p> <h3><strong>Harvard isn’t entitled to federal funds. Why is FIRE defending it? </strong></h3> <p dir="ltr">You’re right. Harvard isn’t entitled to federal funding. No institution is. </p> <p dir="ltr">But Harvard — just like you (or FIRE, or any person or organization) —  <em>is</em> entitled to a federal government that follows the law. And just as the law gives us certain protections, it also says the government can’t cancel funding on a whim, like the administration did last week. </p> <p dir="ltr">Let’s take a closer look. </p> <p dir="ltr">The vast majority of colleges and universities receive federal funds. These funds mostly consist of financial aid, like Pell grants, and grants for scientific and medical research. Of the $9 billion <a href="https://www.highereddive.com/news/harvard-university-faces-9b-federal-funding-review/744029/">reportedly</a> under review by the Trump administration, the Harvard Crimson <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/4/funding-review-hospitals">estimates</a> over $6 billion comes in the form of funding for five regional hospitals associated with the university, along with $2.7 billion in research funding at the university itself. </p> <p dir="ltr">To be eligible to receive federal funding, institutions pledge to follow federal anti-discrimination laws. Those laws include Title VI, the federal law that prohibits colleges and universities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, and national origin. Since the George W. Bush administration, the federal government has interpreted Title VI as prohibiting anti-Semitic discrimination, too.</p> <p dir="ltr">So far, so good. Colleges get government funding for students and research. The federal government in return gets (among other things) a commitment that those colleges won’t engage in or tolerate discrimination. That’s the deal.  </p> <p dir="ltr">And the deal has rules to protect colleges, the government, and the taxpayers who foot the bill from being negatively affected by arbitrary decisions. Before the federal government can pull funds from an institution, it has to take a series of steps. </p> <p dir="ltr">First, the Department of Education must <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-100/section-100.7">investigate</a> complaints about discrimination. If it finds problems, ED is required to work with an institution to address those problems “by informal means whenever possible.” This is the most common process, where the department’s Office for Civil Rights enters into a “resolution agreement” with an institution to ensure compliance with Title VI. </p> <p dir="ltr">If that doesn’t work, for whatever reason, here’s <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-100/section-100.8">what happens next</a>. In order to strip federal funding, the department must give notice to the institution again and provide an opportunity for an <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-100/section-100.9">administrative hearing</a> where the institution can challenge the determination. If the determination stands, ED then has to report this to Congress and give 30 days’ notice before it actually terminates funding to the affected programs. ED may also refer the matter to the Department of Justice for litigation. </p> <p dir="ltr">In short, one way or another, the federal government is going to have to provide evidence and prove its case if it wants to pull out of the deal.</p> <p dir="ltr">Those are a lot of steps, but they’re important. They protect students by making sure colleges live up to their obligations. And they protect colleges by making sure they have an opportunity to contest the allegations as well as a chance to make things right. </p> <p dir="ltr">These rules are also important because they provide a safeguard against political bias, risk of error, and governmental overreach. </p> <p dir="ltr">Even the federal government acknowledges the role of due process and following existing statute. In a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nhd.65138/gov.uscourts.nhd.65138.52.1.pdf">federal court filing</a> earlier this month, the government wrote, “But ED’s only power is to withhold funding from institutions receiving federal funding, after a robust process required by statute and aimed at ensuring compliance.” In that same court filing, the government reiterated that point, writing that “<strong>by statute and regulation, numerous steps aimed at ensuring compliance must occur before ED may withdraw funding.</strong>”</p> <p dir="ltr">Without these rules, an administration could, for example, decide to dramatically expand the definition of “sexual harassment” to include core protected speech and to remove due process protections from sexual misconduct hearings, using the threat of federal funding to force schools to go along with it. That’s exactly <a href="https://www.thefire.org/cases/departments-education-and-justice-national-blueprint-unconstitutional-speech-codes">what happened</a> under <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/why-office-civil-rights-april-dear-colleague-letter-was-2011s-biggest-fire-fight">President Obama</a> — and <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/former-uva-student-challenges-unlawful-sexual-misconduct-mandate-federal-lawsuit">FIRE fought back</a>.  </p> <p dir="ltr">And without these rules, nothing prevents the federal government from arbitrarily declaring a university in violation of federal law, yanking federal funding, and demanding fealty and censorship. </p> <p dir="ltr">That’s what President Trump is doing now. And again, FIRE is fighting back. </p> <h3><strong>Is FIRE saying that what happened to Jewish students at Harvard and other colleges is OK? </strong></h3> <p dir="ltr">No. As FIRE has consistently noted, some campus protests veered into violations of both campus rules and the law. Examples include when protesters took over buildings, blocked access and exit to and from areas of campus, disrupted classes, or <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2-jewish-students-punched-at-depaul-university/">committed acts</a> of <a href="https://jweekly.com/2024/02/27/im-screaming-for-help-jewish-students-face-violence-at-uc-berkeley-israel-talk/">violence</a> against Jewish students. </p> <p dir="ltr">In responding to these incidents — or failing to respond — Harvard, Columbia, and other colleges may well have been in violation of their obligations under Title VI. If they refused to correct their mistakes as the process played out, revoking their funding might have been justified and legal. </p> <p dir="ltr">But the process matters. </p> <p dir="ltr">What FIRE is saying is that the law is important. Following it isn’t optional. It protects all of us — students, faculty, administrators, families, scientists, hospitals, and the entire country. The administration can’t just decide unilaterally to skip steps. </p> <p dir="ltr">If you support President Trump — or just don’t like Harvard — remember this: Any power the president seizes to ignore the law now won’t magically disappear when he leaves office. It will be wielded by his successors, too. And this time, it might well target schools or other organizations you like.  </p> <h3><strong>Didn’t Harvard rank last for free speech on your list? </strong></h3> <p dir="ltr">It sure did — two years in a row, in fact. </p> <p dir="ltr">But one of the reasons we created our rankings was to give colleges and universities an incentive to do better. Protecting expressive rights on campus is a big part of our mission, and Harvard has a long way to go. Indeed, Harvard (like Columbia) makes a politically popular target precisely because so many people resent its years of engaging in the kind of behavior towards dissenting students and faculty that FIRE was founded to combat. </p> <p dir="ltr">But lately Harvard has been <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/big-win-campus-free-speech-harvard-wont-issue-statements-hot-button-social-and-political">making an effort</a>, and we won’t succeed by writing schools off. And we definitely won’t succeed by allowing the federal government to take them over, trading one dominant ideology for another. </p> <p dir="ltr">You can’t censor your way to free speech.</p> </p></div> <p><a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/faq-responding-common-questions-about-fight-between-harvard-and-trump-administration">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-04-22T20:20:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/faq-responding-to-common-questions-about-the-fight-between-harvard-and-the-trump-administration/">April 22, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-6516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-leadership category-featured category-featured-on-eschool-news category-leadership category-news category-pd category-preparation category-professional-development category-questions category-teacher category-teacher-pd category-teacher-preparation category-teacher-professional-development tag-educational-leadership tag-leadership tag-news tag-pd tag-preparation tag-professional-development tag-questions tag-teacher tag-teacher-pd tag-teacher-preparation tag-teachers tag-world"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the-world/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="333" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471114_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471114_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg 500w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471114_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the-world/" target="_self" >Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div id="post-223211"> <div class="inside-article"> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <div id="overlay" style="max-height:750px; overflow:hidden"> <span></p> <p><strong>Key points:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Ethical PD is a call to action for all involved in teacher professional development</li> <li>Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs</li> <li>GenAI and cultural competency: New priorities in teacher preparation</li> <li>For more news on teacher PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub</li> </ul> <p>Teachers are superheroes. Every day, they rise to the challenge, pouring their hearts into shaping the future. They stay late to grade papers, show up early to tutor struggling students, and spend their weekends planning lessons that inspire young minds. 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We again find ourselves dealing with sudden changes and uncertainty. We seem to be in a state of constant change and ambiguity. </p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-curriculum-assessment category-digital-learning category-digital-learning-tools category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-assessment tag-assessments tag-choice tag-digital tag-educators tag-evaluation tag-grades tag-help tag-learning tag-student" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/digital-learning/2025/04/10/rethinking-student-assessment-tools-and-strategies/" title="Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_415_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In today’s evolving educational landscape, effective student assessment goes beyond multiple-choice tests and letter grades. According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news category-innovative-teaching category-literacy tag-books tag-literacy tag-naep tag-news tag-reading tag-student tag-student-reading tag-students tag-trends tag-tv" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/innovative-teaching/2025/04/10/offering-books-featuring-tv-characters-can-engage-young-readers/" title="Offering books featuring favorite licensed characters can engage young readers"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_108_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="Offering books featuring favorite licensed characters can engage young readers" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Holden, my 21-month-old, has fallen in love.  His early morning snack and “couch time” includes a dose of “Tiger!”  This is toddler for, “Mom, turn on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.”</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-222917 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-covid-in-schools category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-challenges tag-communication tag-devices tag-digital tag-education tag-educators tag-instruction tag-internet tag-it tag-k-12" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2025/04/09/5-years-after-covid-educators-reflect-on-where-k-12-education-is-today/" title="Educators reflect on post-COVID learning"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_0_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="Educators reflect on post-COVID learning" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic left an indelible mark on K-12 education, placing immense pressure on teachers as they adapted, literally overnight, to new methods of instruction. </p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-district-management-educational-leadership category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-back-to-school tag-benefits tag-better tag-career tag-district tag-educational-leadership tag-educator tag-help tag-leaders tag-leadership" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2025/04/09/preparing-for-the-interview-season/" title="Preparing for the interview season"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_308_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="Preparing for the interview season" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Spring brings not only showers and flowers, but it also brings the opportunity to interview for new education positions. Preparing for an interview involves several key steps that can significantly impact the outcome.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-featured-on-eschool-news category-steam category-stem-steam-trends tag-education tag-hands-on-learning tag-interest tag-learning tag-science tag-science-education tag-skills tag-statistics tag-stem tag-stem-careers" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/steam/2025/04/08/how-hands-on-learning-deepens-stem-engagement/" title="How hands-on learning deepens STEM engagement"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_520_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="How hands-on learning deepens STEM engagement" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>STEM careers are on the rise. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in STEM occupations is expected to grow by 10.4 percent from 2023 to 2033, compared to just 3.6 percent for non-STEM occupations.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223303 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-deia category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-administration tag-department-of-education tag-education tag-money tag-practices tag-schools tag-state tag-state-education tag-states tag-story" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2025/04/08/states-schools-dei-lose-federal-money/" title="States must promise their schools don’t use DEI or lose federal money, Trump administration says"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_104_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="States must promise their schools don’t use DEI or lose federal money, Trump administration says" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The U.S. Department of Education is giving state education agencies 10 days to certify that their schools do not engage in any practices that the administration believes illegally promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-covid-in-schools category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-american-schools tag-leader tag-schools tag-states tag-story tag-time tag-up" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2025/04/07/10-ways-covid-changed-american-schools/" title="10 ways COVID changed American schools"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_549_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="10 ways COVID changed American schools" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>COVID had already killed thousands of people in other countries and was spreading in the United States when a top federal health official said schools should prepare to offer “internet-based teleschooling” in case they had to close for a period of time.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-222987 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-in-education category-digital-learning category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-classrooms tag-digital tag-digital-learning tag-education tag-educators tag-school tag-teachers tag-time tag-up tag-week" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/digital-learning/2025/04/07/most-teachers-agree-ai-is-a-time-saver/" title="Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1744471113_260_Doing-right-by-the-teachers-who-do-right-by-the.jpeg" alt="Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>More than half of educators (62 percent) are already making use of AI at school, with more than one-quarter using it daily for work purposes, according to a Twinkl survey of more than 3,500 U.S. teachers.</p> </p></div> <p><!-- .entry-summary --> </div> <p><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --></article> <article class=" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-223140 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ell category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news category-innovative-teaching category-stem-steam-trends tag-integration tag-math tag-news tag-stem tag-students tag-support tag-teaching tag-visit" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope=""> <div class="wp-show-posts-inner" style=""> <!-- .entry-header --></p> <div class="wp-show-posts-image wpsp-image-left "> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/innovative-teaching/2025/04/04/6-ways-to-make-math-more-accessible-for-multilingual-learners/" title="6 ways to make math more accessible for multilingual learners"> <img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-CTE-supports-college-and-career-readiness.jpeg" alt="6 ways to make math more accessible for multilingual learners" itemprop="image" class="left"/><br /> </a> </div> <div class="wp-show-posts-entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Many math tasks involve reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 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Researchers could identify the particular needs AI is addressing in schools and–potentially–guide the development of AI products that better meet those needs. In addition, data on educator use of AI could help policymakers and practitioners consider disparities in that use and implications for equitable, high-quality instruction across the United States,” note authors <a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/k/kaufman_julia_h.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Julia H. Kaufman</a>, <a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/w/woo_ashley.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ashley Woo</a>, <a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/authors/e/eagan_joshua.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joshua Eagan</a>, <a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/l/lee_sohyun.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sabrina Lee</a>, and <a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/k/kassan_emma_b.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Emma B. Kassan</a>.</p> <p>One-quarter of ELA, math, and science teachers used AI tools for instructional planning or teaching in the 2023–2024 school year. Nearly 60 percent of surveyed principals also reported using AI tools for their work in 2023-2024.</p> <p>Among the one-quarter of teachers nationally who reported using AI tools, 64 percent said that they used them for instructional planning only, whether for their ELA, math, or science instruction; only 11 percent said that they introduced them to students but did not do instructional planning with them; and 25 percent said that they did both.</p> <p>Although one-quarter of teachers overall reported using AI tools, the report’s authors observed differences in AI use by subject taught and some school characteristics. For instance, close to 40 percent of ELA or science teachers said they use AI, compared to 20 percent of general elementary education or math teachers. Teachers and principals in higher-poverty schools were less likely to report using AI tools relative to those in lower-poverty schools.</p> <p>Eighteen percent of principals reported that their schools or districts provided guidance on the use of AI by staff, teachers, or students. Yet, principals in the highest-poverty schools were about half as likely as principals in the lowest-poverty schools to report that guidance was provided (13 percent and 25 percent, respectively).</p> <p>Principals cited a lack of professional development for using AI tools or products (72 percent), concerns about data privacy (70 percent) and uncertainty about how AI can be used for their jobs (70 percent) as factors having a major or minor influence on their AI use. </p> <p>The report also offers recommendations for education stakeholders:</p> <p>1. All districts and schools should craft intentional strategies to support teachers’ AI use in ways that will most improve the quality of instruction and student learning.</p> <p>2. AI developers and decision-makers should consider what useful AI applications have the greatest potential to improve teaching and learning and how to make those applications available in high-poverty contexts.</p> <p>3. Researchers should work hand-in-hand with AI developers to study use cases and develop a body of evidence on effective AI applications for school leadership, teaching, and learning.</p> <div class="abh_box abh_box_custom abh_box_fancy"> <div class="abh_tab_content"> <section class="vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab" itemscope="" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" style="display:block"> <div class="abh_image" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" class="url" target="_blank" title="Laura Ascione" rel="nofollow"> </a> </div> <div class="abh_text"> <p>Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.</p> </div> </section> <section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab"> <div class="abh_image"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" class="url" target="_blank" title="Laura Ascione" rel="nofollow"><img decoding="async" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Reaching-peak-engagement-in-K-12-science-education.jpg" class="photo" width="250" alt="Laura Ascione"/></a></div> <div class="abh_text"> <div class="abh_name" style="font-size:20px !important;">Latest posts by Laura Ascione <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/">see all</a>)</span></div> </div> </section> </div></div> </p></div> <p><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/digital-learning/2025/03/28/uneven-ai-use-teachers-principals/">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-03-28T10:00:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/report-details-uneven-ai-use-among-teachers-principals/">March 28, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-5588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-bradshaw tag-career tag-education tag-events tag-evolving tag-higher tag-jobs tag-landscape tag-lee tag-news tag-online tag-program tag-questions"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-with-lee-bradshaw-on-the-evolving-online-program-landscape/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Three Questions With Lee Bradshaw on the Evolving Online Program Landscape" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png 300w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-with-lee-bradshaw-on-the-evolving-online-program-landscape/" target="_self" >Three Questions With Lee Bradshaw on the Evolving Online Program Landscape</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div> <p>Last time we checked in with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leebradshaw/" target="_blank">Lee Bradshaw</a>, the founding CEO of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.rhodes-advisors.com/" target="_blank">Rhodes Advisors</a>, he shared insights into how universities might grow online programs without <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/learning-innovation/2024/10/08/three-more-questions-lee-bradshaw-rhodes-advisors">breaking the bank</a>. As a follow-up, I wanted to pick Lee’s brain about what he is hearing from the higher education leaders he works with on the evolving online program landscape.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image wp-block clearfix wp-block--align-left"> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"></figure> </div> </figure> <p><strong>Q: As the online program ecosystem has grown and a few large universities have invested heavily in scaling their offerings, do you still see room for colleges and universities to enter the online degree market?</strong></p> <p><strong>A: </strong>Yes, the demand is still there, but the landscape has changed. We’re supporting universities launching new programs that achieve substantial first-term numbers—even in saturated markets. Growth is happening, but expecting 1,000 percent five-year ROIs like a decade ago isn’t realistic. Universities must temper expectations and/or focus on innovative, sustainable wins. That said, as we address in your third question later, I’m unaware of many investments an institution can make that carry a 275 percent ROI over five years. </p> <p>If institutions want to launch online degrees that start strong and stay strong, here are four things they should prioritize.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Market research that drives big decisions.</strong> Legacy OPMs excelled at data-driven market research before launching a program. Universities taking control of their growth need to do the same. Predictive, high-quality market research isn’t cheap or easy, but it’s indispensable. I’m bullish on how AI-facilitated deep research is advancing—within two years, I expect the cost to drop by 90 percent or more. However, the need for sound, evidence-based planning remains the same. </li> <li><strong>Regionalization for most institutions.</strong> The earliest entrants focused on scaling national brands. But for universities growing in-house, regional strategies pay off, too. Think targeted regional marketing, employer partnerships tied to local workforce needs and even weaving apprenticeships or other learn-and-earn models directly into degree pathways. It’s not about being everywhere—it’s about playing to your strengths in your region.</li> <li><strong>Breaking down silos to build relevant programs.</strong> One trend I like and am supporting is cross-campus collaborations leading to hybrid or interdisciplinary graduate programs. Northeastern’s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://admissions.northeastern.edu/academics/combined-majors/" target="_blank">combined majors</a> model is well-known in undergraduate circles. We’re seeing more deans replicate that at the graduate level—joint programs, additional tracks and revenue-sharing agreements between schools. They’re savvy partnerships that pull together institutional strengths rather than competing internally.</li> <li><strong>Scrutinize your tech stack.</strong> When I started the company, I assumed going inside universities would be illuminating. I wasn’t prepared for the delta in capability between OPM and campus technology stacks. Technology should be frictionless to the point that it’s invisible. And you should <em>feel</em> your stack moving from software as a service to results as a service. Before spending hundreds of thousands or millions in digital marketing to grow, I suggest a rigorous evaluation and professionally led tech discovery phase before doing any significant online endeavors. We’ve begun doing assessment and development work on Salesforce, Slate, WordPress, Drupal and more to unlock technological gains for our partners. Candidly, it wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card. But it’s critical work, so we had to add it as a service. </li> </ol> <p><strong>Q: Given the pricing pressures on online degrees, with some well-known universities offering sub-$30,000 online master’s, how might institutions unable to offer lower-cost online degrees compete?</strong></p> <p><strong>A: </strong>Josh, I founded my first business in high school and my second in college—so I always nerd out on the entrepreneurial edges of higher education. And, of course, I’m in favor of lowering the cost of degrees while preserving quality. Some innovative higher education leaders and friends I deeply respect have entered the low-cost arena. They’ve gone to market with the support of MOOC platforms, which point millions of course takers’ eyes to the programs. </p> <p>And if you’ve spent enough time around John Katzman, you’ve probably heard him say, “Low cost generally means low faculty.” That’s stuck with me. So, if that’s the architecture, we need to ask ourselves where the “low-faculty” model can work before stripping away any components required for quality learning outcomes. For example, I wouldn’t point that strategy at clinical nursing, education or health sciences degrees anytime soon. And frankly, we haven’t seen rigorous, long-term research on these $30,000 degrees yet, outside of self-published enrollment and graduation rates. Before diving in headfirst, I’d argue it’s worth conducting objective studies on the ROI for learners.</p> <p>To your question about institutions that might not have access to that scale, I’d advise them to call me. My team will sign an NDA and pressure-test their plan as a favor. I won’t tiptoe around this: I predict a MOOC-fed degree correction within a year from now. So, Rhodes Advisors is architecting solutions that leverage a next-gen course platform, AI-guided admissions and fresh tactics to drive lead volume, should that correction happen. </p> <p>MOOC platforms (and, to an extent, significant B2B relationships) are the only proven route for low-cost degrees to compete at scale in the hand-to-hand combat environment of online degree growth. Why? Fundamentally, platforms reduce your marketing overhead and let you tap into sophisticated conversion practices they’ve been working hard on.</p> <p>If you’re using a low-cost degree to serve a mission-driven purpose, you don’t need millions of learners from a platform. I’d suggest covering the delta in tuition with a foundation or donor. And I’d focus heavily on messaging and positioning so learners see you’ve struck the right balance between value and price. Rhodes Advisors is often brought in to do that work, too.</p> <p><strong>Q: Let’s talk numbers. Say a university wants to build a new online master’s degree or certificate program. How much money does developing, launching, recruiting and running that program cost? To set some boundaries, let’s say that the online master’s tuition is about $50,000 and the target enrollment at steady state is 150. Help us understand the economics of the online learning business.</strong></p> <p><strong>A: </strong>I prefer talking numbers and using them to cut through the noise, so I’m glad you went there. We’ve recently run this analysis for several universities evaluating alternative revenue strategies. I’ll extend this answer beyond the basic analysis data and into some significant trends I’m seeing that your readers will find helpful. </p> <p>But first, any degree analysis requires a few caveats—there are a lot of variables when estimating costs to launch a stand-alone program. But assuming you have a competent tech stack, a skilled team and you’re building something the market favors, you can launch a 30-credit online master’s degree for roughly $900,000 to $1.2 million in the early years before breaking even as enrollment comes in. As your readers know, most of those costs fall into course development, faculty compensation and marketing/enrollment services. Assuming steady demand, the five-year ROI will land around 275 percent, or about $3.7 million. Anyone quoting a smaller up-front investment number is likely at a small private with fully centralized operations—or running programs with a few dozen students, not 150-plus as you asked about. And anyone quoting a significantly larger ROI has been lucky enough to find a niche.</p> <p>On the certificate side, launching a 12-credit stand-alone certificate typically requires $200,000 to $400,000 up front, with a best-case five-year ROI of around 70 percent or $500,000 total return. But certificates face steeper competition: They’re up against degrees in the digital keyword bids, and the market heavily favors industry certifications (Google, Microsoft, etc.) or programs offered by elite universities in business, tech, or licensure-required fields. So, while master’s degrees demand more up front, long-term economics almost always favor them.</p> <p>Reducing costs while maintaining growth has never been more critical than it is in 2025. Improving ROI, especially in new ventures, requires scrutinizing every operational lever—especially in learning design, marketing and enrollment management. There are two things I’m seeing play out that have a material impact on efficiency:</p> <ol> <li>Integrating core online and in-person program operations and functions like admissions, recruitment, student services, alumni affairs and career services has become essential. When universities unify these areas, they eliminate redundancies, lower operational costs and deliver a seamless experience for students moving between all modalities. That said, I typically see skill and knowledge gaps surface quickly when tasking a residentially focused function with online program efforts, so we’ll usually dedicate capacity-building and training efforts during a transitional period. </li> <li>Anywhere AI can streamline effort or lower direct costs should be surfaced immediately and prioritized. For instance, we’ve worked closely with the University of Virginia this year, and they have been able to drive down centralized course production directionally by applying AI tools in specific and strategic ways. Another partner is preparing to launch a master’s degree in our co-pilot DIY model, intentionally designing enrollment operations to be AI-first. Applicants interact with an AI chat bot to handle basic program details before reaching a human adviser. Early signs suggest that approach will cut costs by more than 50 percent—though we’ll let the data speak as it matures.</li> </ol> <p>I hope this check-in was helpful. And I’d love to come back and share more as we continue down an exciting and fulfilling path at Rhodes Advisors!</p> </div> <p><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/learning-innovation/2025/03/26/three-questions-lee-bradshaw-evolving-online-program">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-03-26T07:00:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-with-lee-bradshaw-on-the-evolving-online-program-landscape/">March 26, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-5239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-admin tag-australian tag-canadian tag-career tag-education tag-events tag-higher tag-jobs tag-news tag-questions tag-researchers tag-trump"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/trump-admin-questions-canadian-australian-researchers/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Admin Questions Canadian, Australian Researchers" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png 300w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/trump-admin-questions-canadian-australian-researchers/" target="_self" >Trump Admin Questions Canadian, Australian Researchers</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div> <p>The Trump administration has sent questionnaires to U.S.-funded Canadian and Australian researchers asking whether their research is a “DEI project,” whether it defends against “gender ideology” and whether it reinforces “U.S. sovereignty,” <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/18/3044445/0/en/Trump-administration-threatening-Canadian-researchers.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/18/3044445/0/en/Trump-administration-threatening-Canadian-researchers.html" target="_blank">according to</a> organizations in those countries.</p> <p>The Canadian Association of University Teachers, a federation that says it represents 72,000 employees, provided<em> Inside Higher Ed</em> a copy of one of these surveys. One question asked, “Can you confirm that your organization does not work with entities associated with communist, socialist, or totalitarian parties, or any party that espouses anti-American beliefs?” Another asked, “Does this project reinforce U.S. sovereignty by limiting reliance on international organizations or global governance structures (e.g., UN, WHO)?” </p> <p>David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian association, said his organization was informed of the questionnaires by U.S. Department of Agriculture–funded researchers who received them. The White House didn’t return <em>Inside Higher Ed</em>’s request for comment Wednesday. </p> <p>“It’s just unbelievable,” Robinson said. He said the U.S. government is trying to “impose a certain ideological viewpoint on research.” </p> <p>Robinson also provided a survey that he said Australian researchers received. It contains the same questions and more, including, “What impact does this project have on protecting religious minorities, promoting religious freedom, and combatting Christian prosecution [<em>sic</em>]?” </p> <p>Both surveys say “OMB”—standing for Office of Management and Budget—at the top. Chennupati Jagadish, president of the Australian Academy of Science, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/statement-on-us-government-intervention-in-australia-us-research-collaboration" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/statement-on-us-government-intervention-in-australia-us-research-collaboration" target="_blank">said in a statement</a> Monday that “Australian scientists have been surveyed to disclose their institution’s compatibility with United States (US) foreign and domestic policy.”</p> <p>“Any reasonable assessment of the survey indicates that US Government funded research in Australia could be terminated because an Australian institution—not the research project—has links with several named countries, or links with the United Nations and its agencies, or impacts the protection and promotion of specific religions,” Jagadish said.</p> </div> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/03/20/trump-admin-questions-canadian-australian-researchers">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-03-20T07:00:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/trump-admin-questions-canadian-australian-researchers/">March 20, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4799 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-career tag-dukes tag-education tag-events tag-higher tag-jobs tag-news tag-quentin tag-questions tag-ruizesparza"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-for-dukes-quentin-ruiz-esparza/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Three Questions for Duke’s Quentin Ruiz-Esparza" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png 300w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-for-dukes-quentin-ruiz-esparza/" target="_self" >Three Questions for Duke’s Quentin Ruiz-Esparza</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div> <p>In my co-authored 2020 book, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Innovation-Future-Education-Tech-edu/dp/1421436639" target="_blank"><em>Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education</em></a>, we wrote about <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lile.duke.edu/" target="_blank">Duke Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education</a>. One of the leaders at LILE is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lile.duke.edu/ruiz-esparza/" target="_blank">Quentin Ruiz-Esparza</a>, director of digital product strategy and design. I asked Quentin if he’d be willing to answer my questions about his role, organization and career.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image wp-block clearfix wp-block--align-left"> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"></figure> </div> </figure> <p><strong>Q: Tell us about your role at Duke Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education. What are the big projects, initiatives and services that you collaborate on and lead?</strong></p> <p><strong>A: </strong>My role as a product strategist is a unique and new position within LILE. It reflects LILE’s intention to recenter Duke’s digital education portfolio on a customer-driven strategy. Our approach to developing courses or programs starts by understanding our learners and then designing education that meets their needs.</p> <p>My team and I develop new digital programs through strategic planning, market research and learning experience design. In strategic planning, I work with Duke’s professional schools and academic units to refine their digital learning strategy. This includes defining their learner audience, crafting a learner-centered value proposition and identifying the right program type. At the same time, I lead market research projects to validate learner and employer demand for program topics and skills. Finally, I oversee a learning experience (LX) design team that collaborates with Duke faculty. Together, the LX design team and faculty create high-quality, inclusive and engaging courses and programs aligned with our goals and market data. I truly couldn’t do this work without them! </p> <p>I constantly adapt to shifting priorities and opportunities, but I’ll share two major initiatives I am focused on right now. First, I am working with two campus partners—the Office of Climate and Sustainability and the Nicholas School of the Environment—to develop a nondegree portfolio strategy for sustainability education. Our goal is to equip professionals across industries to be leaders in sustainability within their fields and organizations. Second, I am managing a learner demand survey that will help Duke better understand our learners—their educational preferences, motivations and needs. My hope is that this analysis will shape Duke’s future priorities for professional education.</p> <p><strong>Q: Can you help those of us outside Duke understand the history and mission of LILE? What might someone interested in pushing for an institutional approach to promoting learning innovation learn from its organizational structure and capacities?</strong></p> <p><strong>A: </strong>LILE’s history goes back to two different units: Duke Learning Innovation and Duke Continuing Studies. Both had a rich history of exploring new ways to serve learners. Duke Learning Innovation supported faculty to improve teaching through technology, new pedagogical approaches and data and research. Duke Learning Innovation also played a key role in online learning at Duke, launching the university’s partnership with Coursera. Today, Duke’s Coursera portfolio is arguably Duke’s largest effort to increase access to education, with between 40,000 and 50,000 learners actively participating in Duke Coursera courses each month.</p> <p>Duke Continuing Studies was founded in 1969. Over time, it created educational experiences for learners beyond traditional university students. These included working professionals, middle and high school students, and retirees. Duke Continuing Studies strengthened the university’s ties to the local community while also reaching learners around the world.</p> <p>In 2022, these two units were brought together under the leadership of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lile.duke.edu/gazi/" target="_blank">Yakut Gazi</a>, Duke’s first-ever vice provost of learning innovation and digital education. I believe that our merger as LILE created two valuable opportunities for the university. First, where continuing education may have been more on the periphery of the university’s work, LILE now advances a central university strategy to educate learners from precollege to postcareer. Second, learning innovation can serve as a catalyst for increased access to education. Collectively, our teams have the expertise to transform Duke’s learning experience, pedagogies, education technologies and business models to enable greater access to education that enriches people’s lives.</p> <p>In the world today, I believe this work of innovating towards greater educational access is paramount to colleges and universities demonstrating our value and role in society. Expanding access to education is where universities have the greatest opportunity to support social mobility through education, foster leadership across organizations and civil society, and nurture learning that empowers people to address the challenges of our day—from AI to the global climate challenge.</p> <p><strong>Q: Reflecting on your career path, what advice might you have for early-career educational professionals interested in working toward a leadership position in digital learning?</strong></p> <p><strong>A:</strong> I will share a few ideas that have driven me in my own career. First, take initiative and volunteer to tackle new challenges in your department. Many growth opportunities in my career began with me identifying ways in which I could help leadership achieve their goals or mission. I pitched ideas for how I could help, which allowed me to turn a departmental need into an opportunity to demonstrate my abilities and build greater trust with managers and colleagues.</p> <p>Second, even if you are happy in your current job, regularly explore job descriptions in your field. This could be looking at open job postings or exploring staff listings at other organizations. When you find more senior roles that interest you—maybe even your dream job—identify the competencies you will need to develop in order to be qualified for that future position. Then, create performance goals in your current role that allow you to cultivate those skills and experience.</p> <p>Third, do not get lost in your to-do list. On a periodic basis (e.g., monthly or quarterly), identify a couple bigger goals that you want to accomplish in your work. Consider what work is of the highest value to your department or organization. If the goal is rather ambitious, break it down into shorter monthly goals so that you can make consistent progress. Higher-level goal setting like this will allow you to build a résumé of high-impact, strategic accomplishments (versus a list of generic responsibilities).</p> </div> <p><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/learning-innovation/2025/03/13/three-questions-dukes-quentin-ruiz-esparza">Source link </a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2025-03-13T07:00:00+00:00"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/three-questions-for-dukes-quentin-ruiz-esparza/">March 13, 2025</a></time></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured tag-career tag-claims tag-cut tag-doge tag-education tag-events tag-higher tag-jobs tag-news tag-questions tag-research tag-savings"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"> <figure style="aspect-ratio:3/2;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/new-research-questions-doge-claims-about-ed-cut-savings/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" src="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="New research questions DOGE claims about ED cut savings" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024.png 300w, https://blog.college-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Books-reviewed-in-2024-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://blog.college-counseling.com/new-research-questions-doge-claims-about-ed-cut-savings/" target="_self" >New research questions DOGE claims about ED cut savings</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"><div> <p>New research <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/02/26/doge-education-department-budget-savings-research/80029312007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">suggests</a> that the Department of Government Efficiency has been making inaccurate claims about the extent of its savings from cuts to the Department of Education.</p> <p>DOGE previously <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://x.com/DOGE/status/1889113011282907434" target="_blank">posted on X</a> that it ended 89 contracts from the Education Department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences, worth $881 million. But an <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/doge-dodges-the-truth-about-wasteful-spending/" target="_blank">analysis</a> released Wednesday by the left-wing think tank New America found that these contracts were worth about $676 million—roughly $200 million less than DOGE claimed. DOGE’s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://doge.gov/savings" target="_blank">“Wall of Receipts” website</a>, where it tracks its cuts, later suggested the savings from 104 Education Department contracts came out to a more modest $500 million. </p> <p>New America also asserted that DOGE is losing money, given that the government had already spent almost $400 million on the now-terminated Institute of Education Sciences contracts, meaning those funds have gone to waste.</p> <p>“Research cannot be undone, and statistics cannot be uncollected. Instead, they will likely sit on a computer somewhere untouched,” New America researchers wrote in a <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/doge-dodges-the-truth-about-wasteful-spending/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">blog post</a> about their findings.</p> <p>In a separate <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.aei.org/education/running-down-doges-department-of-education-receipts/" target="_blank">analysis</a> shared last week, the American Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning think tank, also called into question DOGE’s claims about its Education Department cuts.</p> <p>Nat Malkus, senior fellow and deputy director of education policy studies at AEI, compared DOGE’s contract values with the department’s listed values and found they “seldom matched” and DOGE’s values were “always higher,” among other problems with DOGE’s data.</p> <p>“DOGE has an unprecedented opportunity to cut waste and bloat,” Malkus said in a post about his research. 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