President of the University of California System announces “Gender Pronoun Education/Awareness Initiative”
The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) launched the “Gender Pronoun Education/Awareness Initiative” this week to draw attention to the “importance of building and maintaining an inclusive workplace.” The Daily Californian claims that the legislation aims to “provide a friendly atmosphere” for people who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming. It “will […]
In the 2019 Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education College Rankings, LSU advances 91 spots.
In Baton Rouge, LSU moved up 91 ranks from last year’s rating to 352nd overall and 85th among public colleges in the most recent Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for 2019. LSU is ranked sixth among flagship institutions globally and 32nd among its public SEC counterparts. LSU is the state’s top-ranked public university […]
Bridging the Gap: Career/Technical Education, College Preparation, and High School
I called Mike Town a few weeks ago to discuss environmental education. I eventually found myself battling high school tracking troubles once more. The NEA Foundation’s Green Prize in Public Education was recently awarded to Town, a teacher of environmental science at Redmond High School in Washington. In 2009, the North American Association for Environmental […]