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Kids Don’t Always Believe in Climate Science. Are Schools Miseducating Them?

Edsurge

That’s one thing Katie Worth, a former reporter for the PBS show Frontline, found while researching her new book, “ Miseducation ,” about how schools teach climate science. This was a classroom full of climate refugees, and many of them said, ‘Oh, it hasn’t affected my life yet. The book is called “Miseducation.”

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Teachers go to school on racial bias

The Hechinger Report

“Black kids need to know they’re not being singled out,” says another, during a conversation about making sure that her students see she isn’t playing favorites when it comes to classroom discipline. They’re known as cultural proficiency seminars and attendance is mandatory. Related: How implicit bias creeps into the classroom.

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How Schools Can Help Teachers Understand and Address Racial Bias

MindShift

“Black kids need to know they’re not being singled out,” says another, during a conversation about making sure that her students see she isn’t playing favorites when it comes to classroom discipline. They’re known as cultural proficiency seminars and attendance is mandatory. It’s a step that doesn’t come easily.