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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

The children’s library at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The center houses the first medical-legal partnership focused on children’s behavioral health.

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

NeverEndingSearch

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. Let’s put her in the library.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. OAKLAND, Calif. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

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Why we could soon lose even more Black Teachers

The Hechinger Report

Black teachers were more than twice as likely as other teachers in the winter of 2021 to say they planned to leave their jobs at the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to a report released by the RAND Corporation. One of Talbott’s daughters graduated from Lusher in 2021; the other still attends the high school.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. They might assign resources from the campus library, which students experience as being “free” since the fee they pay in support of the library is bundled with their tuition.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (the 2021 winner) and Santa Fe Public Schools, NM (the 2020 winner) presented their keys to success. Dr. Garcia retires as SFPS Superintendent in June 2021. Leadership.