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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

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When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. We need to name the racist policies baked into our postsecondary system that contribute to this unequal burden. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt. In recent years, as U.S. student loan debt climbed to $1.6

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

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The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. It’s been up and down, too, for many others involved with Cleveland’s school system, who are on edge about what comes next. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. Being able to provide this experience to learners because of today’s technology is incredibly rewarding as a teacher.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Before joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a tenured professor and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2004–2015), Harvard University (2000–2003), and the University of California, Berkeley (1990–2000). Public Schools, the 12th largest school system in the nation with 168,000 students. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

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“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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Dr. Trautenberg recommends using a “systems approach” that includes forecasting budget decreases and then aligning the expenditures to meet instructional, health, and learning needs regardless of which educational model may be used currently or in the future. Gaggle provides school safety products and solutions to the K-12 market.

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At Georgia State, black students find comfort and academic success

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From 2003 to 2015, according to GSU , its graduation rate (finishing a bachelor’s degree within six years of starting) for African-American students rose from 29 to 57 percent. The centerpiece of GSU’s turnaround is the system it created and calls “GPS Advising.” For Hispanic students, it went from 22 to 54 percent.