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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

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Happy Black History Month video : In this new video from Sesame Workshop for students in grades PK-2, Elmo, Gabrielle, Tamir, and Abby come together to celebrate the contributions of Black and African American communities.

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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference in Just One Week: Schedule Now Posted | 23 Sessions!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In addition, Pun is an ALA Presidential candidate for 2025-2026. Participants are encouraged to use #library2024 and #aiandlibraries on their social media posts about the event. OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL: Ray Pun, Ed.D., is the librarian at the Community Lab Schools.

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What Computer Science Education Looks Like in the Nation’s Largest School District

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million students with at least one unit of computer science by 2025, the department is ramping up teacher training—offering current public school teachers per diem or per session to participate. Teachers can opt into the NYCDOE’s intensive training courses that last for weeks or gain an introduction through day-long workshops.

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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

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A formerly incarcerated youth, Greene and his team run programs and social justice workshops that equip young people from historically oppressed communities with leadership skills based in relationship building, community organizing and political education. Short for “How Our Lives Link Altogether,” H.O.L.L.A.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Luckily for Nyakora — and the patient, Operation’s “Cavity Sam” —the surgery is only a game, part of a stress-management workshop for freshmen and sophomores in a program for underrepresented students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Related: College students predicted to fall by more than 15 percent after the year 2025 .

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When a Pandemic Upends Labor Markets, Will a New Workforce ISA Fund Work?

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Workforce, Interrupted SDWP officials initially hoped that by 2025, repayments from graduates will be enough to cover the cost of offering ISAs to future students. It developed a five-step job readiness program and held virtual career workshops that otherwise would have been held in person. So far, that timeline seems optimistic.

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Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think

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At Sandbox, we help create Design Days and workshops for our faculty and staff to develop design-thinking mindsets to tackle any challenge with which they may be dealing. We freeze up when we hear statistics that project that by 2025, 50 percent of an undergraduate degree will become obsolete.

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