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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

Edsurge

The highest rates of non-submission were among American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students (as well as students who did not report their race or ethnicity on Common App), and the lowest rates were among white and Asian students. Students who ultimately submitted the Common App visited the platform more frequently.

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Head Start centers have ‘outsized role’ in rural Mississippi, report finds

The Hechinger Report

Head Start centers make up one-third of the center-based child care programs available in some of Mississippi’s most rural areas, providing critical child care services, access to health care, and early intervention services that children may not otherwise get, according to a new report. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

Over 40% of teachers report feeling high stress every day during the school year, which ties teaching with nursing as having the highest stress rate of any career.[13] Vistas Online Journal, 2017, pp. The Professional Counselor, 2017, 7(3), pp. Self-Care Tools, Strategies and Assessment. Retrieved from bls.gov: [link].

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Twice exceptional, doubly disadvantaged? How schools struggle to serve gifted students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. In 2017, the New York City Department of Education spent $375 million for tuition to private schools for students with disabilities.

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Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report This year, Harpeth Valley flagged just 12 third graders as needing extra reading support, but the requirements of the expansive Tennessee law could put far more students at risk of retention. Because it is just one assessment.”

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

According to student stress statistics, nearly half (45%) of the teenagers polled reported that they’re stressed all the time, and 70% report that anxiety or depression are “major problems” for themselves or their peers.[9,11] In fact, one-fifth of all children report that they worry a lot.[14] Lack of participation in school.

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