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The Muddy Best Schools Awards 2024 have launched! I'm thrilled to let you know that The Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards, in partnership with?Debrett's Education, have just opened and are ready for entries up until 21 March 2024. Hero Brown started the Best Schools Awards in 2022, because she felt like there was a need for an Awards that focused on on modern, innovative, forward-thinking education rather than just pure academics or schools trading on their name or past glories - values we share with?Debrett's Education?and our incredible panel of judges: Patrick Derham?OBE,?Roz Savage MBE,?Emma Goldsmith, Guy Schady-Beckett,?Stefan Anderson,?Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE,?Lucy Elphinstone,?Tove Okunniwa MBE,?Toby Garbett OLY, Mark Semmence, Dr Jess Wade,?William Phelps,?Sophie Green?and?Sioban O'Connor. Hero also wanted to give a strong, impartial helping hand for families trying to see past glossy school marketing brochures to choose the school where their children would be happy and thrive. Our 13 categories have been chosen to really test a school's brilliance and innovation in areas that parents (like me) care about including pastoral care, passionate sports provision, creative learning, and a dynamic arts programme. This year we've added three new categories - Best Learning Support, Prepared for Life (Sixth Form) and Most Inclusive School. Parents: watch this space, and we'll let you know the Highly Commendeds, Finalists and Winners in due course! Schools: you can enter via the link below - 1.3m ABC1 Muddy readers will know all about it if you reach the podium! The first entry is FREE and schools can enter as many of the categories as they like until 21 March 2024.?Click the link below?for the full rundown on categories, our INCREDIBLE judging panel, back for the third year (expert doesn't quite cover it) and download your entry form. https://lnkd.in/gw8iUkyr #education?#schools?#teaching?#bestschools?#schoolawards #independentschools?#education?#educationalcontent?#educationconsultants?#schoolmarketing?#schooladmissions #schoollife?#digitalpublishing?#SEND?#inclusivity?#worldready?#learningsupport?#schoolsport?#STEM?#artsandculture

The Muddy Best Schools Awards 2024 have launched! I'm thrilled to let you know that The Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards, in partnership with?Debrett's Education, have just opened and are ready for entries up until 21 March 2024. I started the Best Schools Awards in 2022, because I felt like there was a need for an Awards that focused on on modern, innovative, forward-thinking education rather than just pure academics or schools trading on their name or past glories - values we share with?Debrett's Education?and our incredible panel of judges: Patrick Derham?OBE,?Roz Savage MBE,?Emma Goldsmith, Guy Schady-Beckett,?Stefan Anderson,?Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE,?Lucy Elphinstone,?Tove Okunniwa MBE,?Toby Garbett OLY, Mark Semmence, Dr Jess Wade,?William Phelps,?Sophie Green?and?Sioban O'Connor. I also wanted to give a strong, impartial helping hand for families trying to see past glossy school marketing brochures to choose the school where their children would be happy and thrive. Our 13 categories have been chosen to really test a school's brilliance and innovation in areas that parents (like me) care about including pastoral care, passionate sports provision, creative learning, and a dynamic arts programme. This year we've added three new categories - Best Learning Support, Prepared for Life (Sixth Form) and Most Inclusive School. Parents: watch this space, and we'll let you know the Highly Commendeds, Finalists and Winners in due course! Schools: you can enter via the link below - 1.3m ABC1 Muddy readers will know all about it if you reach the podium! The first entry is FREE and schools can enter as many of the categories as they like until 21 March 2024.?Click the link below?for the full rundown on categories, our INCREDIBLE judging panel, back for the third year (expert doesn't quite cover it) and download your entry form. https://lnkd.in/gcZRjKJD #education?#schools?#teaching?#bestschools?#schoolawards #independentschools?#education?#educationalcontent?#educationconsultants?#schoolmarketing?#schooladmissions #schoollife?#digitalpublishing?#SEND?#inclusivity?#worldready?#learningsupport?#schoolsport?#STEM?#artsandculture

The Muddy Best Schools Awards 2024 have launched! I'm thrilled to let you know that The Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards, in partnership with?Debrett's Education, have just opened and are ready for entries up until 21 March 2024. I started the Best Schools Awards in 2022, because I felt like there was a need for an Awards that focused on on modern, innovative, forward-thinking education rather than just pure academics or schools trading on their name or past glories - values we share with?Debrett's Education?and our incredible panel of judges: Patrick Derham?OBE,?Roz Savage MBE,?Emma Goldsmith, Guy Schady-Beckett,?Stefan Anderson,?Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE,?Lucy Elphinstone,?Tove Okunniwa MBE,?Toby Garbett OLY, Mark Semmence, Dr Jess Wade,?William Phelps,?Sophie Green?and?Sioban O'Connor. I also wanted to give a strong, impartial helping hand for families trying to see past glossy school marketing brochures to choose the school where their children would be happy and thrive. Our 13 categories have been chosen to really test a school's brilliance and innovation in areas that parents (like me) care about including pastoral care, passionate sports provision, creative learning, and a dynamic arts programme. This year we've added three new categories - Best Learning Support, Prepared for Life (Sixth Form) and Most Inclusive School. Parents: watch this space, and we'll let you know the Highly Commendeds, Finalists and Winners in due course! Schools: you can enter via the link below - 1.3m ABC1 Muddy readers will know all about it if you reach the podium! The first entry is FREE and schools can enter as many of the categories as they like until 21 March 2024.?Click the link below?for the full rundown on categories, our INCREDIBLE judging panel, back for the third year (expert doesn't quite cover it) and download your entry form. https://lnkd.in/gcZRjKJD #education?#schools?#teaching?#bestschools?#schoolawards #independentschools?#education?#educationalcontent?#educationconsultants?#schoolmarketing?#schooladmissions #schoollife?#digitalpublishing?#SEND?#inclusivity?#worldready?#learningsupport?#schoolsport?#STEM?#artsandculture

???? BRACKET ALERT: Pell % ????: What if the colleges that valued low-income students the most won the most basketball games? In our last bracket, we showed you the schools that have the most Pell Grant recipients. Grand Canyon won big with over 28,000 Pell Grant recipients enrolled. That said, Grand Canyon has nearly 120,000 students total: Four times the size of UNC, seven times the size of Duke, and a whopping SIXTY times the size of Davidson (not in the tournament this year... we're not going to talk about that). With that many students, OF COURSE Grand Canyon is going to win big on a total number of Pell Grant recipients measure. So, we also looked at the enrollment at each of the March Madness Round of 64 teams to see which institutions have the largest group of Pell Grant recipients as a percentage of their student bodies. Again, some historical basketball powers don't even make it out of the first round. UConn (24%) is upset by Stetson (36%). Long Beach State (50%) gets the upset against Arizona (28%). Vermont (14%) barely slips past Duke (12%). And again, Houston books a ticket to the Final Four. Not only are the Cougars excellent at basketball, but they also enroll a massive number of Pell Grant recipients (around 16,000) making up two students for every five students (41%) on campus. The Final Four is made up of FAU (36%), Long Beach State (50%), Houston (41%), and Grambling (75%). Grambling is a remarkable story here - three out of every four students at that HBCU are Pell Grant recipients. Grambling, of course, wins the Pell Percentage bracket with a healthy 75%-50% victory over Long Beach State, another Minority Serving Institution (46% Hispanic/Latino/a/x).

As we near the finish line of another school year, we want to celebrate our student-athletes and the profound lessons gained through high school sports. While we acknowledge and celebrate these accomplishments, it's also an opportune time to look toward the future of education-based athletics in Indiana. As an Association, we have always aimed to approach the future by listening to our membership and the needs of their school communities. Of course, we are aware that public perception, at times, has suggested otherwise—that we operate behind closed doors. However, that is not the case. We do not exist in an echo chamber. We are active listeners who take action—when appropriate—in response to what we hear. That is why in 2024-25 the Association will conduct a study on what the transfer process may look like in the future. We are spearheading this effort because we empathize with families burdened by making school choice decisions before high school. Furthermore, in today's era of school choice—particularly in urban areas—we realize that families are sometimes forced to reassess the education paths for their children. To be clear, this study is not an avenue to make athletically driven transfers possible. Instead, this study aims to explore solutions that provide families with flexibility while preserving the integrity of our education-based athletic programs. The 2024-25 transfers study will follow the same philosophy that drives the straw polls we conduct at area principal meetings yearly. And it aligns with the same principles that govern our sectional realignment process (https://bit.ly/3RmPcwA). It is another example demonstrating how essential it is for the Association to listen to its membership, understand the needs of our school communities, and take action to protect and preserve the integrity of high school sports in Indiana. Like we always have been, we will continue to be your IHSAA. (Read the entire Spring Spectator Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3RvAu6j) #ThisIsYourIHSAA #EducationBasedAthletics #HighSchoolSports

There are many parts to successful college planning for families. ? One of my top recommendations is for families to have bimonthly or quarterly meetings about college, careers, and life.? ? These discussions keep family members, engaged, involved, and connected while also giving support and encouragement. ? ? Also, families can build college and career connections through shared activities. ? * Watch a college graduation. Celebrate with those on screen & discuss your plans. ? * Talk about family finances & how to meet college goals. ? * Take a virtual college tour together & share comments.? * Watch or attend a college athletic event together. ? ? Want to save time, avoid mistakes, and accelerate results?? ? Get or gift a College Planning Audit for 9th-12th grade students & their parents at https://lnkd.in/g6Nxy_BY.? ? Take an early start to a collegetastic new year. ? ? MGM College Services LLC #familycollegeplanning #collegegoals #parents #Blackparents #firstgen #imfirst #highschool #homeschool

???? BRACKET ALERT: Pell Enrollment????: What if the colleges that enrolled the most low-income students won the most basketball games? When thinking about equity and access to a college education, policymakers often consider Pell Grants - federal grants given to undergraduates from low-income families - as a major tool in the fight for affordability. We decided to put together a March Madness Bracket that predicts basketball wins based on which colleges enroll the most Pell Grant recipients. More Pell Grant recipients enrolled? More wins. Some perennial basketball powers - Duke, UNC, UConn, and Kentucky - don't even make it to Sweet Sixteen. No. 1 seed Houston does very well and makes the final four, along with BYU and Texas. Oft-maligned Grand Canyon, however, enrolls over 28,000 Pell Grant recipients each year, soundly beating Houston in the final. Grand Canyon has about 10,000 more Pell Grant recipients enrolled than the previous seven NCAA MBB teams to win the championship - UConn, Kansas, Baylor, Virginia, Villanova, UNC, and Duke - combined.

National Signing Day https://lnkd.in/dMmBDTXZ National Signing Day: Celebrating College Football's Future Stars National Signing Day, observed annually on the first Wednesday of February, marks a pivotal moment for high school senior football players across the United States. It's the day they officially commit to playing college football at the institution of their choice. This event garners immense attention from fans, media, and recruiters alike, as it sets the stage for the next generation of collegiate football talent. Understanding National Signing Day National Signing Day, sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), symbolizes the culmination of the recruitment process. Traditionally held on February 5, 2025, it allows student-athletes to sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI), binding them to an NCAA-affiliated institution. This commitment signifies not only athletic prowess but also academic and personal responsibility. Evolution and Significance Historically, National Signing Day consolidated various college signing events into a single national event in 1981, aimed at streamlining the recruitment process. Over time, the event has grown in scope and media coverage, with a resurgence of an...

?? The Impact of SEC Football on Higher Education Institutions in the South ?? With the Georgia Bulldogs coming to Tuscaloosa, for what is sure to be the most-watched game in the country, I wanted to share my thoughts on the impact SEC Football has had on higher education in the south. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is more than just a powerhouse in college athletics; it’s reshaping higher education in the South. Here are some key insights into this fascinating intersection: 1. Economic Boosts: SEC football generates significant revenue through ticket sales, merchandise, and TV contracts. This influx allows universities to invest in academic programs, facilities, and student services. 2. Increased Enrollment: Successful teams elevate a university's profile, attracting more students and diversifying the student body. Programs like LSU and Florida have effectively leveraged their athletic success to promote academics. 3. Cultural Identity: College football fosters community engagement and school spirit. Game days bring together students, alumni, and locals, creating a sense of belonging that enhances retention and civic involvement. 4. Navigating Challenges: The spotlight on athletics can sometimes overshadow academics. Universities face the challenge of maintaining integrity while competing at high levels, ensuring that student-athletes excel both on the field and in the classroom. 5. Future Considerations: As college athletics evolve, institutions must balance their athletic ambitions with educational missions. Prioritizing academic success for student-athletes is crucial for sustainable growth. In summary, SEC football's influence on higher education is profound. By embracing a holistic approach, universities can harness this power to enrich their educational missions and positively impact their communities. #HigherEducation #SECFootball #CollegeAthletics #CommunityEngagement #StudentSuccess #EducationMatters #RollTide

TODAY, five wonderful alumni from the Class of 2023—Zenan, Bohan, Tania, Yvette, and Fearghas—will be visiting Balwyn High School to talk to Year 11 and Year 12 students re their best advice for thriving in VCE. Alumni engagement?plays a pivotal role in supporting Year 11 and Year 12 students as they navigate the challenges of VCE. The benefits alumni bring to Balwyn High School's current students are countless! Today our students will reap these benefits: WISDOM FROM EXPERIENCE. When alumni return to share their insights, they bring a wealth of experience. Having successfully completed VCE themselves, they understand the rigors, stress, and demands of senior years. Their firsthand knowledge allows them to offer practical advice on time management, study techniques, and stress reduction. REAL-LIFE STRATEGIES. Alumni can provide?specific strategies?that worked for them during VCE. Whether it’s effective note-taking, exam preparation, or maintaining a healthy work-life balance, their tips resonate with current students. These practical approaches go beyond textbooks and connect classroom learning to real-life challenges. MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION. Hearing success stories from alumni can ignite motivation. Students see tangible evidence that hard work pays off. Alumni share their journeys, setbacks, and triumphs, reinforcing the idea that perseverance leads to achievement. This inspiration can propel students forward during tough times. #balwynhighschool #alumni #balwynhighschoolalumni Ourschool Deborah Harman