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AI in Education Insights, monthly newsletter on artificial intelligence in education, now available online

Janita Poe — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:20:00 +0000

The Southern Regional Education Board’s monthly newsletter on insights, resources and more from the SREB Commission on AI in Education has a new home under the Newsletters section of the SREB website.

AI in Education Insights is designed to share news from the commission meetings, interviews with commission members and SREB reports and data of interest.

The newsletter is available by email subscription. The most recent edition, now posted on the SREB website, includes:

AI in Education Insights | May 2024

AI in Education Insights | June 2024

AI in Education Insights | July 2024

SREB AI in Education Topics Page

Austin Middle School Wins 2024 Pacesetter School Award

Janita Poe — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:59:00 +0000

Alabama school honored for its commitment to student achievement and teacher support

Nashville, TN – Austin Middle School in Decatur, Alabama, is the winner of a 2024 Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Award from the Southern Regional Education Board.

Sylacauga City Schools Receives SREB’s 2024 District Leadership Award

Janita Poe — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:57:00 +0000

School honored for its commitment to continuous improvement and career pathways

The Sylacauga City School District in Alabama is the winner of the Southern Regional Education Board’s 2024 District Leadership Award. The district received the honor for its commitment to engaging instruction, professional development and quality career pathways.

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South Carolina wins 2024 SREB State Leadership Award

Janita Poe — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:43:00 +0000

State honored for commitment to professional development and preparing students for success

The South Carolina Department of Education is the winner of the Southern Regional Education Board’s 2024 State Leadership Award for creating professional learning experiences for educators and implementing college- and career-readiness strategies. The state received the award July 9 at SREB’s Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Five key takeaways from 2nd SREB Commission on AI in Education meeting

Janita Poe — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:28:00 +0000

Made up of 60+ educators, education leaders and business leaders, the commission met in Dallas to hone their vision for AI education throughout the South.

Dallas – The second meeting of the Southern Regional Education Board Commission on AI in Education included a review of the commission’s charge, subcommittee presentations and a virtual conversation with Khan Academy founder Sal Khan.

Navigating the Future: Insights from the First Meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in Education

Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education

SREB Names Members of New Commission on AI in Education

SREB Announces New Commission on AI in Education

Media Advisory: Virtual News Conference to Follow 1st Meeting of New SREB Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education

Janita Poe — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:40:00 +0000

When: Wed., May 1, 2024, from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time

Where: Zoom

SREB NAMES MEMBERS OF NEW COMMISSION ON AI IN EDUCATION

SREB ANNOUNCES NEW COMMISSION ON AI IN EDUCATION

SREB Names Members of New Commission on AI in Education

Janita Poe — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:47:00 +0000

More than 60 leaders to define artificial intelligence agenda for education in the South

The Southern Regional Education Board announced this week the members of the newly formed SREB Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Chaired by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and co-chaired by Brad D. Smith, president of Marshall University in West Virginia and former Silicon Valley CEO, the commission consists of more than 60 policymakers, education leaders and business executives from each of SREB’s 16 states.

SREB to Host Several Thousand Educators at 37th Annual School Improvement Conference in Orlando

Janita Poe — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:23:00 +0000

Four-day gathering gives K-12 teachers the tools, support and best practices they need to help students excel in the classroom

Some 3,000 educators from across the nation will convene in Orlando later this month for the 37^th annual Making Schools Work Conference hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board.

Education leaders discuss challenges to open resources at 2nd OER conference

Janita Poe — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:20:00 +0000

ATLANTA – Open educational resources could help increase the number of students who can afford and finish college, but the still-evolving practice will have to cross some regional and national hurdles first, a panel said here last week.

Why Education in America Must Become a Straighter Path for Students

alan.richard@sreb.org — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:28:00 +0000

Once and for all, leaders must clear a lifelong path in education for every student, building stronger connections across the education system, SREB President Stephen Pruitt told a nationwide online audience on March 17.

If more students don’t find their way through different types of college and career training throughout their lives, the American workforce could falter and employee shortages will only continue to grow, Pruitt said during The Hill newspaper’s Future of Education summit.

A bridge to college: Alabama students find success through SREB Readiness Courses

alan.richard@sreb.org — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:16:00 +0000

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Every SREB state needs more students to complete two- and four-year college degrees and earn valuable career credentials.

But how can states build a stronger bridge for students from high school to college?

In partnership with SREB, Alabama’s high schools and community colleges have found a way. The strategy is helping more students succeed and avoid getting stuck in remedial education courses in college — one of the more intractable problems in higher education.

Article: Alabama community colleges are reshaping developmental courses at the college level, too.

Faculty diversity doesn’t match student demographics, reports show

alan.richard@sreb.org — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:44:00 +0000

ATLANTA — The rates of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented college faculty members are not keeping pace with the changing student demographics in many states, according to the Southern Regional Education Board’s 16 new state profiles and regional data on faculty diversity.

Only about 9.2% of full- and part-time faculty members were Black and 5.1% were Hispanic at public four-year institutions in the 16-state SREB region in 2017-18, the latest year with federal data available.

New dashboard equips SREB states with data to improve pay, support for teachers

alan.richard@sreb.org — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:38:00 +0000

As state leaders prepare for the 2021 legislative sessions, a new teacher-compensation dashboard from the nonpartisan Southern Regional Education Board provides policymakers and educators with a trove of information on 16 states’ pay and benefits for teachers.

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Respect (and Pay) Our Teachers, Or Lose Them

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:18:00 +0000

[image:11709, image w50 right]As state education budgets suffer during this pandemic, the teaching profession simply cannot absorb the kind of blow it took in the last recession. Teacher salaries dropped substantially then, and today, a decade later, they’re still lower on average than before the Great Recession. Morale has dropped, too, according to surveys, and turnover has risen as budgets and teacher supports decrease. We can’t afford to repeat the same mistakes in this current climate, another recession aggravated by COVID-19.

The Impact of Microaggressions on Health and Job Satisfaction

Veronica Johnson — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:10:00 +0000

An occasional series from the Doctoral Scholars Program on postsecondary topics

[image:11589, image w25 right] The multiple pandemics of 2020 have systematically forced us to engage in critical conversations around race, injustice and the pervasive nature of inequalities across all sectors of society. As these dialogues have unfolded, several organizations have stepped forward with statements decrying racism and social injustice on their websites and social media outlets.

Analysis: Millions need more education, training as COVID-19 tilts industries toward automation faster than expected

alan.richard@sreb.org — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:31:00 +0000

ATLANTA — About 18 million workers in the South originally projected to become unemployable by 2030 now could face that reality by 2025 as the COVID-19 crisis speeds up employers’ reliance on automation, a new Southern Regional Education Board analysis shows.

“This dangerous trend was already on the horizon, but COVID-19 makes it the next exit off the highway,” SREB President Stephen L. Pruitt said.

Screening for Dyslexia

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:15:00 +0000

What it Does and Doesn’t Do

It would be wonderful if it were possible to perform a quick, simple screening for every child and identify those who have dyslexia. But screening for characteristics of dyslexia is not the same thing as diagnosing it, and identifying children who may have dyslexia is not as simple as screening them for reading skills.

States should expand business-education partnerships, connect more students with high-demand careers

alan.richard@sreb.org — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:48:00 +0000

States need to make partnerships among employers and schools far more routine so that more students can learn about and gain experience in high-wage careers, a new Southern Regional Education Board report shows.

Teacher Pay Needs Long-Term Changes; Actions Today Can Help Retain Teachers

alan.richard@sreb.org — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:34:00 +0000

Teacher compensation needs broad changes to bring salaries in line with other professionals. And even while state revenues lag during the pandemic, states and schools can take immediate steps to support educators and keep teacher shortages from worsening.

Those are among the findings of a new Southern Regional Education Board report, showing that states should continue to raise teacher pay and improve benefits and other types of support.

Higher Education Recovery Task Force Launches

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:51:00 +0000

A new Higher Education Recovery Task Force will convene higher education leaders from the 16 Southern Regional Education Board states to address the challenges facing colleges, universities and students during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.