News

Former two-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79

Arguably one of Illinois’ most-popular governors, Jim Edgar, 79, led with a low-key persona a meticulous focus on fiscal ...
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The Mattress Mack Model: How Mike Feinberg’s blueprint in Houston could transform workforce training

In the summer of 2020, while much of the country grappled with pandemic closures, Houston’s Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale ...
AASA, The School Superintendents Association

Reshaping Readiness: How New York and Other States are Redefining High School Graduation for the Modern Workforce

New York's "NY Inspires" plan transforms public education by replacing Regents exam graduation requirements with practical skills and work readiness standards.

YouthBuild celebrates over a dozen students at program’s graduation ceremony

YouthBuild works to help people get their high school equivalency along with other skills to help them build a career.
Brandeis University

‘An exciting time to do important things’: Brandeis launches plan to reinvent liberal arts education

Mitchell, who served as secretary of education in the Obama administration, said The Brandeis Plan brings a renewed sense of ...
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Education

September 13, 2025 • Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in ...