Thomas McArthur

🚨 New Opportunity 🚨 Consulting RFP focused on strengthening seamless & low to no-debt pathways to teacher certification. This is an important step in improving access to the teaching profession and supporting the next generation of educators in Philadelphia.

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Good question Paul Pari!!! Nebraska is making significant strides in ensuring that higher education is within reach for all its residents. Through innovative programs and scholarships, the state is breaking down financial barriers and opening doors to academic and career success. 1. Nebraska Promise This initiative guarantees free undergraduate tuition at the University of Nebraska’s campuses for students from families earning $65,000 or less annually or those eligible for Pell Grants. By covering up to 30 credit hours per academic year, the program ensures that financial constraints don’t hinder academic aspirations. 2. Nebraska Career Scholarship Aimed at students pursuing degrees in high-demand fields like healthcare, engineering, and IT, this scholarship offers up to $10,000 annually. It’s available across various institutions, including public universities, private colleges, and community colleges, emphasizing the state’s dedication to workforce development. 3. Community College Gap Assistance Program Recognizing the importance of vocational and technical education, this program provides grants to low-income students enrolled in short-term certificate programs. It covers essential costs like tuition, books, and equipment, ensuring that students can gain skills for high-demand jobs without financial strain. These initiatives reflect Nebraska’s proactive approach to education and workforce readiness. By investing in its residents’ futures, the state is fostering a more educated and skilled community. #NebraskaEducation #StudentSuccess #HigherEdAccess #WorkforceDevelopment #NebraskaPromise #CareerScholarship #GapAssistance

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Massachusetts’ Community College SUCCESS Fund (7100-4002) is one of the clearest examples of policy translating directly into student support capacity—peer mentors, academic skills workshops, transfer trips, and targeted advising. The state has made a commitment to maximizing access and enrollment. But many of those new students will need invasive support to assure success. Otherwise graduation and transfer rates will decrease rather than increase. This week I’m tracking how the FY27 language and funding levels evolve through the legislative process and what that means for scaling evidence-based retention and completion strategies. https://lnkd.in/eH9TKAHg If you work at a community college: which SUCCESS-funded intervention has moved the needle most on your campus? #CommunityColleges #StudentSuccess #AcademicAdvising #HigherEdPolicy #Massachusetts

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SUNY Plattsburgh faculty played a key role in helping to shape SUNY’s new system-wide Science of Reading policy and are already implementing evidence-based literacy instruction through partnerships with North Country school districts. The Science of Reading is a body of interdisciplinary research that examines how children learn to read and what instructional practices are most effective. It emphasizes explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and oral language. Earlier this month, SUNY announced that all educator preparation programs across the system will align with this framework. For SUNY Plattsburgh, the announcement reflects work that is already well underway. Faculty in the School of Education, Health, and Human Services were part of the lead group that helped develop the statewide Science of Reading framework, including participation on the SUNY system committee that informed the new policy. Dr. Yong Yu, associate vice president for academic affairs and former chair of the Department of Education, served on the statewide committee that helped shape the framework and the policy now being adopted across SUNY.

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Worcester Educational Development Foundation has opened applications for its Spring 2026 Mini-Grant Program. Eligible Worcester Public Schools educators may apply for grants of up to $500 to support classroom-based projects aligned with WEDF focus areas.https://zurl.co/mWhuC

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“Now more than ever, we need educators to consider new and creative ways to create accessible educational environments that foster success and a sense of belonging.” This powerful reminder comes from Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro, Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Education at the University of Rhode Island. With a career dedicated to advancing equity and challenging social injustice in higher education, Dr. Vaccaro brings her deep expertise and passion to this volume. Her chapter, "Sense of Belonging Within an Accessible Environment," is an incredible collaboration with Drs. Adam Moore, Barbara M. Newman, Phil Newman, and Ezekiel Kimball. The group explores how #accessibility and #belonging intersect to shape student success, offering actionable insights and strategies that educators can apply today. (She also contributed to another chapter with Dr. Ryan Miller and team... but that is for another week!) Want to learn more? https://lnkd.in/e_XiB5f2 The New Accessibility in Higher Education: Disrupting the System for an Inclusive Future (Oxford University Press) is available in print on October 7! #TheNewAccessibility #HigherEducation Adam Lalor

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Instructional designer friends & former students! We are doing a little bit of work to revamp our Educational Video course in the Instructional Design & Technology program at Quinnipiac. I'm interested to know what editing tools are you using these days to create video content? ID hiring managers - are there specific video tools you are looking for on resumes?

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