WHEN OUTGOING CHICAGO Mayor Rahm Emanuel hands over the keys of the city to newly elected Lori Lightfoot in May, he'll be passing on, among other things, a K-12 system at the top of its game. Though not without battle wounds – some of them still raw...
There are roughly 4,300 colleges in the nation. Only eight were named in the federal investigation into William “Rick” Singer’s scam to get the children of the rich and famous through the doors of elite universities. Singer and his staff faked tests, photoshopped unathletic students’ faces onto...
Last Tuesday, the Justice Department charged 50 people with involvement in an elaborate scheme to purchase spots in some of the country’s top schools. The tactics described in the indictment were complex and multipronged, requiring multiple steps of deception and bribery by parents and their...
Ruben Santos, a technical maintenance specialist for Oatey, a Cleveland-based commercial and residential plumbing product manufacturer and distributor, has returned to a place he hasn’t been in 30 years: the classroom. “I was so nervous because I have been out of school since 1988, and going back...
The world of work is ever- changing. However, new graduates will experience a heightened level of change over the span of their careers, as technology becomes more integrated and new software, tools, and gadgets make their work more efficient and far reaching. Add to that the entrepreneurial and...
When employees don’t feel like their abilities are being used to their full potential, work is “frustrating” and “exhausting,” according to a study that asked subordinates to rate the percentage of their intelligence they felt their higher-ups were tapping into. These questions lead to researchers...
The teacher strike in Denver ended Thursday morning as school district officials and teachers union officials entered into a tentative agreement over the performance pay structure. The three-day strike marked the first time educators in Denver walked the picket line in 25 years and was emblematic of...
The National Center for Education reported that 50 percent of the 3 million students who begin college annually require some level of remediation. This trend costs students, parents, institutions, and taxpayers nearly $7 billion a year, while remedial students fail to earn a single college credit. The high...
GlobalMindED Technology Track speaker Dr. Patty Lopez, a Computer Scientist of Latina descent, is a first generation to college student who got her Ph.D. in 1989 from New Mexico State University. Her accomplishment is extraordinary considering that Latinas hold the lowest percentage of graduate degrees...
Rocío Pérez, President & Founder of Inventiva Consulting, LLC is a bicultural entrepreneur who has fueled her professional journey with a strong sense of connection to community, heritage and culture. An innovator across multi-cultural markets, Rocío’s contributions are recognized by GlobalMindED leaders, students, and social responsibility...