NCCRS has published the latest edition of our newsletter, NCCRS News. This month's edition features articles on the retirement of NOCTI and Nocti Business Solutions President/CEO John Foster, other news of interest from our collaborators, information about the launch of a learn and work ecosystem library, a profile on longtime healthcare course evaluator Susan Gustafson, and more.

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NCCRS has published the latest edition of our newsletter, NCCRS News. This month's edition features articles on our upcoming 50th anniversary, a feature on veteran evaluator Michele Forte, PhD, and news from our collaborators at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Excelsior College, Simi Institute for Careers & Education, Molloy College, Ramapo for Children, Thomas Edison State University, and the International Training Institute (ITI).

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NCCRS has published the latest edition of our newsletter, NCCRS News. This month's edition features articles on our newest employee, Richelle LaPolt, exciting news from our member organizations and cooperating colleges, and a feature on longtime evaluator and comic book enthusiast David Seelow. Visit https://myemail.constantcontact.com/NCCRS-News---April-2022.html?soid=11... to read the issue.

The National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) has welcomed Richelle LaPolt as evaluation associate. Ms. LaPolt started her new position in January 2022.

In her new role, Ms. LaPolt is responsible for addressing student, college, and client needs; answering prospective business inquiries; handling financial records, and accounting tasks; organizing office operations and procedures; and performing administrative and clerical duties to help the organization fulfill its mission. 

Veteran National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) evaluator, Heather Kenny, PhD, and a colleague, have developed and launched a new app, Sounder & Friends™ The Game, that helps young children develop important literacy skills. Based on the popular animated series of the same name, the game invites beginning readers, ages 3 - 7, into a fun and enchanting world where sounds can be heard and seen.

Western Electrical Contractors Association announced today that its Low Voltage Electrical Apprenticeship program has received a college credit recommendation from the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). This benefit provides learners the ability to gain access to college credit for completion of this three-year apprenticeship program by using the credit recommendation(s) set forth by NCCRS.

Election night 2020 is unlike any other in history. 

The higher education system could view the COVID-19 pandemic, and all its economic consequences, either as being forced into survival mode or opting to reinvent.

In recent years, a spate of racially charged incidents has created an outcry among black students

"Radical" accommodations finally getting a test drive should be permanent.

Moving education online because of the coronavirus presents a much bigger problem for students in subjects that don’t convert easily to virtual instruction. 

Emerging technology could transform the world of learner records.

How the candidates stack up on higher ed.

The University of Maine System's board of trustees approved a recommendation to accredit its seven institutions as a single entity.

2020 comes with very high expectations.

Better process needed for giving students credit for what they’ve learned outside of a college classroom.

Northwell Health is creating a database comparing the names of volunteer firefighters in New York to the state cancer registry.

By better designing employee college education programs, employers can significantly improve the talent within their own ranks, contribute to their communities, and help meet the nation’s talent goals.

A nationwide celebration that gives businesses, communities, and educators the opportunity to showcase their apprenticeship programs and apprentices while providing valuable information to career seekers.

Libraries, where everyone is welcome and educating yourself won’t put you in debt.

News       

June 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Vikki Monaghan (609) 777-3083, ext. 2047

vmonaghan@tesu.edu

NEWCOMBE FOUNDATION AWARDS $50,000 GRANT TO TESU

Grant will fund scholarships for Mature Students

TRENTON, N.J. – The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation has awarded Thomas Edison State University a $50,000 grant for 2019-20 through the Foundation’s Newcombe Scholarships for Mature Students program. 

Fans and critics respond to Kevin Carey's "The Creeping Capitalist Takeover of Higher Education." 

"Social change will start not with organizations, but with us."

Students evaluating teachers.

On the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNESCO’s education chief, Stefania Giannini, says higher education is a “fundamental human right” and, more than ever, education is the “main infrastructure to build sustainable development and sustainable societies” and should contribute to “society as a whole."

The U.S. hit a few important milestones as we all continue to strive to create a government that truly represents “We the people.”

Online learning, civic education and how higher education can create new pathways to the middle class.

Reinvigorating the civic mission of higher education.

Jill Ker Conway was the first female president of Smith College and one of the first female board members of several major corporations.

Stacey Cunningham, has been tapped as the next president of the NYSE. Cunningham will be the first woman to take on the role.

Commentary By Margaret Spellings

By Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings

Students of Generation Z  are more interested in "What problem do you want to solve?" rather than "What do you want to be?" 

Engaging students creates innovations with more potential, thought diversity, and campus support.

Student evaluations are a valuable resource for course design.

Seeding the foundational elements of a learning ecosystem of the future.

Innovation and entrepreneurship, individualized education, sustainability, and partnerships are four basic themes State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson outlined Monday in her first State of the University System address.

We need greater investment in prison education, especially postsecondary educational opportunities.

2018 academic evaluations are planned for the following organizations:

Apex Technical School, Long Island City, NY

Arnot Ogden Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology, Elmira, NY 

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Long Island City, NY 

Coopersmith Career Consulting, Spring Valley, NY

International Transportation Learning Center, Silver Spring, MD 

Maalot Educational Network, Jerusalem, Israel 

Nassau County Fire Service Academy, Old Bethpage, NY 

National Paralegal College, Phoenix, AZ

Having a theory of how people learn would allow teachers to plan pedagogy more effectively and examine all factors relevant to learning, argue Stephen L. Chew and William J. Cerbin.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this month provided as a clear a sense as observers have yet seen of her vision for her department's role.

In honor of Veterans Day, this collection of resources can help military veterans and their spouses find new careers, businesses, and opportunities in civilian life.

Increasing the visibility and prevalence of alternative credit accumulation.

Ignoring adult students means missing out on an opportunity to bring different perspectives into the classroom.    

An attack on Tuesday in Lower Manhattan left eight people dead and unfolded near Stuyvesant High School  

Raising money and awareness for hurricane victims in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

 Declining federal funding and deep state budget cuts weakening flagship Midwestern research universities  

Can researchers really take practical steps toward achieving science’s greatest honor?

Competency-based programs often take a different approach to the design and delivery of curricula.

Some bipartisan support for enshrining DACA protections into law.

The racial makeup of the U.S. school system is shifting.  

DACA has not only improved the lives of undocumented young people and their families but has also positively affected the economy more generally, which benefits all Americans.

The sight of hundreds of white nationalists -- most of them white men -- with torches stunned many at the university.

Accreditation: A great way to learn about best practices and ask What can we do better?

Is a college degree achievable?

The negative sentiment among Republicans is widely shared across various income, education and age groups. 

In Review: Three Documentaries Tackle Timely Issues in Higher Education

Road trips blend art, nature and the outdoors

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

May 24, 2017

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, as a Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace

PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 2017

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

HAMPTON, Virginia - Jeion Ward decided it was time to do something about teaching young drivers how to handle a police stop when she realized her grandson had reached driving age.

"My grandbaby!" said Ward, a delegate who represents Hampton in the Virginia General Assembly. As an African American, she has seen her husband and three grown sons deal with what many describe as the special tension of interacting with police while black.

So Ward crafted a bill requiring driver's education classes to teach students how to handle themselves during a traffic stop.

Congress reaches agreement avoiding a government shutdown. Deal includes year round funding of Pell grants.

HIGHER ED

New York becomes first state to offer free four-year college tuition

• BY DAYANA MORALES GOMEZ  April 12, 2017 at 5:18 PM EDT

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, speaking in New York City in January, 2017. Credit: REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

Creating the tools and incentives for adults to be lifelong learners.

10 Twitter Accounts To Follow To Keep Up With #SXSWEDU

Frank Gehry is a Canadian-American architect known for postmodern designs, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. See his bio here. 

2017 academic evaluations are planned for the following organizations:

Arnot Ogden School of Nursing, Elmira, NY

Coopersmith Career Consulting, Spring Valley, NY 

EdTech Institute, LLC, (Formerly The Sage Group, LLC), Farmingdale, NY

Henry George Institute, Brooks, ME 

Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), New York, NY

International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry (ITI), Fairfax, VA 

Joint Apprentice Training Committee of the Elevator Industry, Long Island City, NY

LOMA, Atlanta, GA

QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WALK IN FOOTSTEPS OF DR. KING

 -- Led by Rabbi Moshe Shur, 14 Ethnically and Religiously Diverse Students Will Visit Atlanta and Birmingham and Meet With Leaders of Early Civil Rights Struggle --