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A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works

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Meghan Groves, a teacher at Washington-Lee Elementary School, in Bristol, Virginia, leads her first graders in “closing circle,” where they talk about how their day went. Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. BRISTOL, Va. — It was nearly time to hitch on backpacks and heed the carpool announcements delivered over walkie-talkie. Weekly Update.

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Is California saving higher education?

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Jaelyn Deas at her work-study job at San Jose State University. Juggling a major in international business and a minor in Japanese, Deas fell behind on her path to graduation until the university offered her a grant to help her make the final sprint. “It It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. SAN JOSE, Calif.