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 Amid clampdown on DEI, some on campuses push back

The Hechinger Report

Robert Cassanello at the University of Central Florida in Orlando — one of the nation’s largest campuses with 70,000 students — warned in red ink on the syllabus for his graduate seminar on the Civil Rights Movement (as for all courses he teaches) that he “will expose you to content that does not comply with and will violate” anti-DEI laws. “My

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States spending more overall on pre-K, but there are still many haves and have nots

The Hechinger Report

The report, which is 376 pages long, includes more than a dozen recommendations for addressing bias, equity and inclusive teaching practices in pre-K curriculum. Notably, though, the actual number of 4-year-olds enrolled in state-funded pre-K is lower than pre-pandemic levels due to declining birth rates. Although D.C.

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Student-centered everything: ClassVR in special education

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This post originally appeared on ClassVR’s blog and is republished here with permission. Our students are with us because they require more support than their previous schools were able to provide, and it is central to our philosophy that our programs and offerings meet the needs of all of our students.

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 5

The Hechinger Report

Research shows that free college has had some effect, but not as much as you might think. It doesn’t mean that students still don’t have to pay for food, rent, books, supplies, transportation and other living costs, which at community colleges often cost more than taking classes. That can stop them from taking states up on the offer. Kirk: Thanks.

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The Benefits Of Meditation In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

What can teachers and parents expect, and how can schools reap the perks of teaching this practice at an early age? Is teaching children this healing practice without risks, and if they exist, do the benefits outweigh them, and can people overcome them? Teaching children to meditate when young can transform a classroom.

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