article thumbnail

Can Job Training Reduce a City’s Infant Mortality Rate and Increase Economic Mobility?

NLC (National League of Cities)

In 2013, the state of Ohio deemed Akron and Summit County as one of nine Ohio Equity Institute (OEI) communities due to its extremely high infant mortality rate, particularly in the African American community. Over the next four years, the community rallied around the idea to provide educational […] Source

Education 118
article thumbnail

EdTech innovator Sibme, powered by AWS, provides educators with AI-based instructional feedback

AWS Public Sector Blog

As a teacher with the KIPP charter school network in Houston, Texas, Dave Wakefield knew there had to be a better way for educators to gain insightful feedback on their instruction. In order to increase engagement and hands-on learning among students, for instance, many educators work to reduce their teacher talking time.

article thumbnail

Department of Education Updates General Regulations to Better Serve the Community

Homeroom

Department of Education (Department) is excited to announce the most significant update to its Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) since 2013. EDGAR serves as the foundational set of policies and rules governing the billions of dollars in grants the Department administers each year.

article thumbnail

HRSA-23-124 Medical Student Education Program

iGrantWriters

The State-Level Projections of Supply and Demand for Primary Care Practitioners: 2013-2025 indicate there are 37 states with a shortage in 2025.13 Agency Name: Health Resources and Services Administration Description: This notice announces the availability of funding under the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program.

article thumbnail

Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. public sector customers. We recently announced that 250,000 active-duty enlisted members of the U.S.

article thumbnail

Open Data for Agriculture Offers Lift-Off for Global Food Security

Data.gov

Posted by Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA’s Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, on April 29, 2013 at 2:45 PM. The opening day of the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture was action-packed and inspiring. From the moment … Continued.

article thumbnail

A Growing Threat of Violence Against Public Officials

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

P ete Simi , a professor of sociology at Chapman University, is overseeing a research team of the university’s students and graduates who are diving into court records about federal cases of death threats sent to public officials, including officials elected or appointed in health care, education and law enforcement.

Laws 52