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Women’s History Month should have a place for teachers

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“You have teachers who give everything for children — sometimes spending more time than parents — but society doesn’t respect or pay teachers what they are worth,” Michelle Santos told the Hechinger Report. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.

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The Awkward Truth About ‘Free College’—It Isn’t Truly Free

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But as soon as more people showed up to campuses in 2015, Tennessee higher ed leaders discovered a problem: Students were surprised by the additional costs of going to college. If someone can’t meet their basic needs for food and housing, they’re unlikely to consider post-secondary as an option,” she says. “Or

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Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home

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But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. Homework will always be secondary to a home. Yet it gave itself a D on its report card earlier this year. in 2017. .

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Connecting SEL with Academic Achievement to Achieve True Education Equity

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In the report, Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Through an Equity Lens , from The Education Trust, researchers found most families of color don’t think schools are set up for their students to succeed. McKnight served as the Director for Secondary Leadership Development Programs in Montgomery County Public Schools.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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His most recent books are The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences and Solutions with Niobe Way, Carol Gilligan and Alisha Ali (New York University Press, 2018) and Race, Equity and Education: Sixty Years From Brown with Jill Pierce and Roey Ahram (Springer, 2015). About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Dr. Daniel A.

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

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Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. We’re not quite seeing the bold jump to innovation that we would like to see,” said Chip Slaven, a senior advocacy advisor for the Alliance for Excellent Education, which works to improve high schools.

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

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A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. She is a 2015 Milken Unsung Hero Fellow and a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow. Department of Education) and Parents magazine. Join the Community.