繼路易斯安那州(Louisiana) 要求公立學生須於高中畢業前完成《聯邦學生援助免費申請計畫》(the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA) 申請數年後，現全美10餘州亦仿效執行或已納入考量中。佛羅里達(Florida)、夏威夷(Hawaii)、印第安那 (Indiana)、內布拉斯加州(Nebraska) 、紐約(New York)及南卡羅來納(South Carolina)等6州立法委員亦於此次會議中商討是否強制執行FAFSA。倡導者認為，這將讓進入大學變成可負擔的，同時消弭接受高等教育經濟上之阻礙。
對此，全國州議會會議(National
Conference of State Legislatures)高等教育項目主任Sunny Deye表示，州議員們對於FAFSA持正向態度，過去已在這個計畫上投入大量資金，惟進度遲緩，希望確保符合條件的學生能獲得經費補助。據全國大學成就網絡(National College
Attainment Network)報告指出，2017至2021年間未認領之佩爾助學金(Pell Grant)增加了60%，2021年公立高中亦有37.5 億美元未執行完畢；另完成FAFSA申請的人數正在全美呈下降趨勢，2021年僅有54%高中畢業生完成了申請，2017年則為61%。
美國校園歷經數月之「種族批判理論」及族裔議題論戰方休，現「社會情緒學習」 (social emotional
learning, SEL) 已成為學校課程討論最新戰場。據美國社會情緒學習聯盟 (Social Emotional
Learning Alliance for the US, SEL4US) 調查顯示，全美有數10項提議、通過或失敗的法案以支持或反對SEL相關倡議或理念。如奧克拉荷馬州 (Oklahoma) 制定法案制止學校教授該概念；伊利諾州 (Illinois) 則通過法案由負責課程開發、協議評估及最佳實踐之小組創建統一指南供學校遵循等。
「社會情緒學習」一詞係指兒童之社會、情緒及性格發展 (social,
emotional and character development of children) ，羅格斯大學 (Rutgers
University) 心理系教授Maurice Elias自1970年代起便開始進行這類研究，直至1997年出版《促進社會和情緒學習：教育者指南》 (Promoting Social
and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators) 一書，社會情商這個概念才獲得正視。不僅是大眾所解讀之情商 (emotional
intelligence)，其包含五大領域：自我認知 (self-awareness) 、社會意識 (social
awareness) 、自我管理 (self-management) 、融入團隊之能力 (the ability to
get along in groups) 、有道德及責任的決定 (ethical and
responsible decision making)，為人們在工作場所、學校、家庭及社會中所需。
National Chengchi University Virtual Open House 2022 will be held on Feb 15 and Feb 16 2022 (Taiwan Time)🥰
The 2-day Virtual Open House Event will be conducted in English, MCed by international PhD students to provide a concise introduction about studying in NCCU-Taiwan.
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Meeting participants from Oklahoma State Department of Education, Tulsa Public Schools, TECO in Houston, Kaohsiung Industrial High School in Kaohsiung, and Yang Mei Senior High School in Taoyuan
The Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the International Education for Primary and Secondary Schools White Paper 2.0 in 2020 with the goals of nurturing future world citizens, creating a friendly environment to enhance internationalization, and expanding global exchanges. This initiative encourages schools in Taiwan to establish international partnerships and engage in online and in-person international exchanges that will provide primary and secondary students with opportunities to enhance their knowledge of different countries and cultures through experiential learning, and give them global perspectives.
In order to promote such international education exchanges, the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Houston set up an online meeting between Tulsa Public Schools in the State of Oklahoma, Kaohsiung Industrial High School in southern Taiwan and Yang Mei Senior High School in Taoyuan in northern Taiwan on October 29, 2021. Cathleen Skinner, Director of World Languages other than English in the Curriculum and Instruction Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Johnna Yoder, Tulsa–Kaohsiung Sister City Partnership Chair, Laura Grisso, Executive Director of Language and Cultural Services for Tulsa Public Schools, Danielle Neves, Deputy Chief of Academics for Tulsa Public Schools, Erin Lester, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning at Tulsa Public Schools, Chang Chia-Hui, Library Director at Kaohsiung Industrial High School, Lee Jung Bin, Director of Academic Affairs at Yang Mei Senior High School, and Sung Hui-I, Student Lab Section Chief at Yang Mei Senior High School were invited to participate.
The MOE and the Oklahoma State Department of Education renewed their Memorandum of Understanding on Education in 2020 which supports collaboration and exchange programs between schools in Taiwan and Oklahoma, and the participants at the meeting all have high expectations for school cooperation and international education exchanges. “We are delighted to have Taiwan as a partner,” Director Cathleen Skinner said during the meeting, “We hope that we will be able to work together on projects of common interests and to grow our friendships academically and personally. The State Department of Education is so pleased to be able to facilitate this program for Taiwan and Tulsa.” And Johnna Yoder gave a commitment that the Tulsa–Kaohsiung Sister City Partnership, and the Department of Administrative and International Affairs of Kaohsiung City Government will jointly support high school exchange programs.
迄今，德州公立學校已有55個學區總監職缺，在其平均3至4年不算太長的任期中，要說已引發危機恐還言之過早，但仍是一個警訊。對此，德州學校行政人員協會(Texas
Association of School Administrators, TASA)執行董事Kevin Brown表示，上述空缺數估計會持續增加，政治干預校園將優秀管理者拒之門外，令人才精疲力盡，專注教學益形困難等語。
