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Tired of the Same Old Professional Development? Let Students Lead.

Edsurge

In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students. By the end of the meeting, they were able to secure a 30-minute time slot during the next month’s staff meeting. Go put your pin up on the data wall.” Go ahead and put your pin on the data wall.”

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

MINNEAPOLIS — At a late August meeting in a windowless room at Minneapolis College, a handful of students barely a week into classes sat back on couches, took a breath and marveled that they were there at all. But the data that exists is encouraging, said Noel Vest, an assistant professor of community health sciences at Boston University.

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School Counselors Helping More Women Go Into Computer Science: Tips and Advice to Find the Fit

The CoolCatTeacher

She is the 2017 New Jersey State School Counselor of the Year. When we meet with school counselors, one of the things that we share out is the data regarding Bachelor’s degrees that are being conferred in this country, and the number of jobs that are available. School Counselors Helping More Women Go Into Computer Science.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Joyce : What’s different about this study and why is sharing these data so important? We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity. Our data is the most recently published NCES data available at the time.

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?Without Addressing Basic Needs, Student Success Strategies Fall Short

Edsurge

According to Hoori Kalamkarian, a researcher at the Community College Research Center who also spoke Thursday, technology-assisted advising could play a role—provided that any data collected doesn’t algorithmically reinforce biases. For instance, which groups of students are getting flagged more, or which students receive more kudos.)

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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Focusing on Social Justice as a Path to Equity

edWeb.net

Davis, Superintendent of Richland School District Two (SC), starts every meeting. To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. How are the children?”