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Canadian schools succeed in nudging one minority group to and through college

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Nationally, about 4 percent of Canadians are indigenous, up from 3 percent in 2001. Sixty-six percent also offer academic support and mentorship to indigenous students starting as early as elementary school, according to Universities Canada. That’s double and triple the proportion of non-indigenous Canadians, respectively.

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Schools can’t afford to lose any more Black male educators

The Hechinger Report

South Carolina has seen its highest number of educator vacancies this year since the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement started tracking the trend in 2001. Tyler Wright congratulates one of his 4th grade students with a fist bump at Stono Park Elementary School in Charleston, Friday, Nov.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I. The George W.

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A new test that no student would dread — one that leads to citizenship

The Hechinger Report

Students need access to quality high schools, citizenship and real pathways to gainful employment, he added. Doe that public elementary and secondary schools couldn’t consider immigration status when a student seeks to enroll. naturalization requirements. The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Then came 9/11.