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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Picture books for early elementary students: Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat. December 2003. Indicator 6: Elementary and Secondary Enrollment. Phuntsog, N.

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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

A more recent study published in 2018 of low-income preschool centers in Chicago linked attendance in the 1980s to higher rates of earning college degrees 30 years later. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

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Want resilient and well-adjusted kids? Let them play

The Hechinger Report

The student had access to firearms at home; he had witnessed abuse while growing up; and he had a difficult relationship with his father. The parallelism between their play deficiencies, and the objective problems in forming trusting social bonds with others seems very significant,” concluded Brown in a 2018 article.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. Principal Alice Hom speaking to parents and theater club students at P.S. 124 in 2018.

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. million from the foundation since 2003. The center has received $13.7

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How Harry Potter Has Brought Magic To Classrooms For More Than 20 Years

MindShift

More than 1,000 educators, from elementary teachers to university professors, responded to NPR’s callout with stories about how they incorporate the Harry Potter series into their curriculum and classrooms. The series had a steady presence on this list and even topped it at times, through 2003. Copyright 2018 NPR.

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Close the Achievement Gap: 5 Specific Strategies

EdNews Daily

In Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices (2003), Belinda Williams identified four needs of students. 1. Access to challenging curriculum and instruction. In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. We’ve added one more: creating a personalized environment.

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