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You are here: Home / Scholarships / 2026 Skylar’s Hope Scholarship (Deadline: April 22, 2026) January 5, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Skylar Holly was a beloved son who tragically and suddenly lost his life in August of 2022, leaving this world too soon. Skylar was entering his senior year of high school before his untimely death. He was a motivated student enrolled in a running start program for firefighting/EMS and was well on his way to pursuing a career in firefighting. Skylar’s dream was to help his community as a first responder. This scholarship seeks…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: To limit reliance on ultra-processed foods in school meals, a majority of school nutrition directors report needing additional resources that include funding, menu development, culinary training, staffing, and equipment and infrastructure, according to survey data released Tuesday by the School Nutrition Association. In September, the Trump administration’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again” strategy report stressed a need to reduce ultra-processed foods in school meals as a way to address childhood chronic disease.  To do that, schools will need to cook…

by Kathryn Joyce, The Hechinger Report January 6, 2026 The West Shore school board policy committee meeting came to a halt almost as soon as it began. As a board member started going over the agenda on July 17, local parent Danielle Gross rose to object to a last-minute addition she said hadn’t been on the district’s website the day before. By posting notice of the proposal so close to the meeting, charged Gross, who is also a partner at a communications and advocacy firm that works on state education policy, the board had violated Pennsylvania’s open meetings law, failing…

Megan Tagami, Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaii’s public schools have improved teacher retention and reduced vacancy rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, but are relying heavily on emergency hires.

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined with the U.S. Department of Justice in seeking an end to a state law allowing certain undocumented students to pay in-state tuition.  Miyares, a Republican who will leave office next week, filed a joint motion with the DOJ seeking to strike down his state’s law on Dec. 30, the day after the agency sued Virginia over the matter. Miyares’ decision quickly drew scorn from student advocates and incoming Democratic Virginia officials. The DOJ’s…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Margot Pickering Aspiring Attorney Scholarship 2026 (Deadline: June 2, 2026) January 5, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Margot Pickering Bogner was a beloved and passionate attorney licensed in the state of Kansas and Missouri. She believed that success in practicing law was attributed to three factors: the ability to communicate diligently, making empathetic decisions, and gaining the trust of those around you. She vigorously pursued these skills as a student, as an apprentice, and as a practicing attorney. To honor her legacy and continue her tradition of placing people…

Matriculated undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences, The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business, and the John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education who demonstrate exceptional academic excellence by earning a grade point average of at least 3.75, while carrying a minimum of 12 credits in one semester or two terms, will be named to the President’s List for that period. Students earning a grade less than C, IN, P, or W during this period are not eligible. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be in an undergraduate degree program. Joe AbrahamDrahcir…

Chiasson & Spenner, HC Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University “went wrong” by allowing professors to inject their personal views into the classroom, arguing that faculty…

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Two lawsuits are challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s decision in December to cancel about $60 million in grants for programs in K-12 schools that provide academic, health and social services, particularly in low-income and rural communities. According to a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Teachers and Chicago’s Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, the Education Department discontinued 19 multi-year Full-Service Community Schools grants on Dec. 12. The funds were set to expire Dec. 31. The lawsuit, which was filed Dec. 29,…

The conversation about AI and demographic shifts in education highlights the challenges teachers face in personalizing learning. As the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) approaches, discussions focus on how AI can assist in creating deeper human connections, emphasizing the need for schools to adapt to changing demographics and information accessibility.We’re facing a time of uncertainty around AI, change, and student futures. The expectations on teachers can feel impossible as we try to personalize learning for every student. What a relief it is to learn that AI might actually assist us rather than overwhelm us. We all need to be…