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Students parents suffer as more campus child care centers close

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For college students who are also parents, a population that makes up more than 20 percent of undergraduates, one of the most important supports is access to child care. Between 2003 and 2015, the number of campus child care centers declined precipitously, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

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We see colleges and universities as being a critical leverage point for facilitating access to mental health care,” Hansch said. “If There’s often a significant delay in between when mental health symptoms arise and when a person gets access to mental health care.”. READ MORE. “We It’s not as simple as just being there for students.

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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

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Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. While some of these were tangible—like the need to equip all students with tech tools and WiFi access—it’s the more systemic changes that are catching educators’ attention.

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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

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For parents, Higher Ground offers a subscription costing $100 to $200 per month that provides access to its digital curriculum and ships physical toys and Montessori kits for use at home. Girn started his Montessori career in 2003 as a math and science teacher at LePort Schools, then a chain of three Montessori schools in southern California.

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

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A very wide range of district programs can qualify for the latest funding, including access to school facilities, educational and professional development needs, and the use of technology to sustain and improve the educational environment. billion was for private schools.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

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Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. Fresh on Sankara-Jabar’s mind was an April 2020 incident in which the police were called on a Black 7-year-old with autism in Washington, D.C., percent, according to Census Bureau data.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption. The only problem was that that world didn’t yet exist.

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