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To un-muzzle upstart Negros, we need black-owned news media

The Hechinger Report

When I was a newly minted college professor in New Orleans in the winter of 2004, I began writing regular editorials for the Louisiana Weekly , a newspaper devoted to the city’s black community. Related: Students are supposed to read The Scarlet Letter, not wear it.

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The Pros and Cons of Freelancing

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Whatever the case, you need to think carefully about the potential advantages and disadvantages of taking the leap. Having been a freelancer since 2004, I thought I'd share my views on the matter. Having said that, 2018 is very different from 2004 in terms of the options available. With freelancing that is very true.

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Cultivating an Anti-Racist School District

edWeb.net

This includes the use of case studies, starting at the elementary level, which are standards-based, transdisciplinary, and give young people “voice and choice” in what and how they are learning. Lily, an Ithaca native, served as Principal of Northeast Elementary School from 2015 to 2018.

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

The company posted more than $175 million in profits between 2004 and 2014, according to a 2016 lawsuit filed by a former company CEO who alleged that he was owed bonus pay. The council appealed and was reinstated in 2018. sued over the delay and in October 2018 a federal judge ordered the rules to be implemented immediately.

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