After last week in Washington, Washington and outdoors last week, the Trump administration officially opened the applications for a federal scholarship, which funds students studying agricultural fields at historically black universities and universities (HBCUS) on Tuesday, Hill AND The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Reported.

The Federal Scholars program in 1890, headed by the Office of Partnership and Public Committee of the US Department of Agriculture, was detained last week for a review. However, in response to the hill until Tuesday, the USDA website has been updated to state that the applying process resumed.

“The process of submitting the application was temporarily suspended in anticipation of the review to ensure that the program, his mission and indicators ensure the most effective use of taxpayers’ resources,” said USDA spokesman The Hill. “This review was completed in the late afternoon (Monday).”

The program accepts Application From qualifying students until March 15, and USDA is planning a web seminar this Tuesday to assist everyone excited about other efforts in works which have not been defined.

“OPPE will continue to support applicants and selected scholars who make high school graduates,” said the spokesman.

Last week, this system was suspended since the Trump administration continues to be attempting to finish the wide swaths of federal programs to strengthen Dei’s efforts.

Launched in 1992, HBCU Scholars program It includes expenses related to tuition fees, peace and meals for the chosen ones who study agriculture, food, natural resources science or related fields in 19 historically black universities and universities throughout the country. Last 12 months, AP News reported that 94 students received a scholarship.

Speaking of the choice to re -open the fund to the hill, Sen. Jon OssoffD-Ga.

“Trump’s administration should never stop this fund,” he said. “I will continue my supervision to make sure that Georgia HBCU students will receive support to the Congress addressed to them.”

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School districts within the United States are increasingly taking the 4 -day instructional week, and Whitney Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is the most recent one which has made a change.

This change will occur after the district leaders surveyed lecturers and employees, with the overwhelming majority in favor of reducing the variety of student instructional days. As a part of the brand new schedule, students will remain at home on Mondays, giving teachers an extra day to plan and prepare for the approaching week. The district trust council approved the change on February 17.

“The results of the survey have shown that 94.7% of employees wanted to go to the four -day instructional week, and 66.7% of the Wisd Faculty preferred to have Mondays as a day off to enable them to prepare better for the upcoming teaching week,” said Todd Southard curator In an interview with

This change is a component of the greater effort to solve the critical deficiency of qualified teachers. Throughout the country, many teachers leave the career, and Southard hopes that giving teachers more time to take care of additional responsibilities – for instance, lesson planning, assessing and skilled development – will help the district attract and stop qualified teachers.

According to Southard, a decrease in applicants in teacher education schemes is a trend affecting many districtsNot only Whitney ISD.

“It is getting harder and harder to find high -quality teachers, a problem that is not exclusive to Whitney ISD,” said Southard. (*4*)

School districts are in search of modern solutions to attract latest talents to combat this growing problem. Teachers pointed to such aspects as low salaries, excessive working hours, large classes and insufficient resources as the explanations for his or her departure.

The National Center for Education Statistics Study showed that over 45% of colleges in an American report should not allowed.

In response, a whole lot of college districts throughout the country haveTarted adapting their instructional scheduleS to make teaching positions more attractive.

Offering teachers more time for planning and skilled development is hoped to improve retention rates and help recruit latest teachers on this field. The transition to a 4 -day week is one in all several strategies tested within the face of a lack of pedagogue deficiency.

He informed that potential special education teachers at the University of St. Thomas aren’t any longer entitled to receive federal subsidies.

Federal subsidy, granted to the schoolHe allocated $ 6.8 million to tuition fees. The loss of subsidies results from the efforts of Trump’s administration to limit the diversity, own capital and inclusion programs.

The President of the University of Rob Vischer talked about the unexpected loss of financing.

“To be honest, it was quite surprising to us,” said Vischer.

The President of the University of Minnesota hopes that the subsidy parameters might be modified to satisfy federal requirements. Vischer admitted that the intended use of the subsidy was to extend the representation of diversity in education, but diversity is just not a needed requirement.

“In accordance with the administration of Biden, the applicants were obliged to clarify how funds could develop the diversity of the teacher’s profession, which of course we did,” said Vischer.

“We don’t think the grant core is a priority. We still need more special education and basic teachers. So we hope that we will be able to show how the subsidy is in line with these new requirements and priorities. “

Like many other Trump initiatives, the legality of this movement is questioned by the federal government. According to Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota), the funds were approved by Congress a few years ago, during Biden administration, which makes unusual funds.

The school will appeal against the judgment, while finding alternative methods to be certain that his current students can complete the semester without access to subsidies.

“Regardless of this appeal, we are obliged to make sure that our students will be able to end the spring semester,” said Vischer.

So Vischer is concern about other students Receiving federal subsidies, because many of his programs have been adapted to expand diversity.

“In the case of so many of these subsidies during Biden administration, we had to explain how financing can also develop diversity. The work we have done to build a successful application for a subsidy last year is now a reason for canceling the subsidy. “

The university’s website currently lists five federal subsidies. If the Trump administration decides that Dei is one of the basic principles supported in subsidies, they might also disappear.