Passionate students interested in teaching had a chance to cultivate the skills they need to be successful educators as Educators Rising held its second State Leadership Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in late February.
Supplemental expanded learning opportunities will soon be available afterschool at thirty-three sites in Nebraska. Two-Year Expanded Learning Opportunity Grants funded by proceeds of the Nebraska Lottery were approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education.
The U.S. Department of Education today released the names of the 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Chandler View Elementary and Omaha Northwest Magnet High School in Omaha were both named honorees.
The Nebraska FFA Association held its 89th annual Nebraska FFA Convention in Lincoln April 5-7.
The Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competitive events were held at the 55th annual State Leadership Conference in Omaha on April 6-7.
SkillsUSA Nebraska, a Nebraska Department of Education career student organization, recently recognized award winners and elected new state officers during its 2017 State Leadership and Skills Conference in Grand Island. The event was hosted at the Heartland Events Center and Fonner Park.
The Nebraska Department of Education will be making a major assessment transition beginning this spring. On April 19th the ACT will be administered to all high school juniors.
Afterschool and summer programs will soon be available at 12 new sites in the Nebraska communities of Beatrice, Cedar Bluffs, Crete, South Sioux City, Lincoln and Loup City.
More than 1,100 students from all areas of Nebraska will gather for the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America’s (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference held in Lincoln April 2-4. The conference will take place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena and hotels in and around the Haymarket area.
Reminder: Nomination deadline approaching for the 2017 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year Award!
The Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) assessments will have a different look this year. Beginning with the spring 2017 administration, NeSA-English Language Arts (ELA) will be replacing the NeSA-Writing and NeSA-Reading exams and will be taken in all grade levels three through eight.
Student job seekers with disabilities will connect with dozens of potential employers at an upcoming job fair in Lincoln.The Cornhusker Marriott will host the 2017 Project SEARCH Pre-Employment Transition Services Job Fair Monday, March 27 from 9 am to 3 pm. The purpose of the event is to provide opportunities...
