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Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Districts

edWeb.net

During the edLeader Panel, “ Leadership Challenges and Solutions Regarding Data Privacy in Technology-Enriched Learning Environments ,” three district leaders discussed the five critical guidelines for ensuring data privacy in the use of technology in their districts. Stay current and compliant with federal and state laws.

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need.

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Column: As Betsy DeVos steps down, critics hope it is time to put the public back in public education

The Hechinger Report

DeVos “enthusiastically sent our taxpayer dollars to schools that explicitly and actively discriminate against LGBTQ+ students,” Eliza Byard, the executive director of the advocacy group GLSEN , said in a statement. Impressionable children are watching all of us, and they are learning from us. Pringle struck an optimistic note, though. “We

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

The Hechinger Report

One university official said on background that, generally speaking, program staff at any university have to follow federal and state guidelines, as well as standards for who qualifies for the resources. Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage. Her credit score took a hit.

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Why Mindfulness And Trauma-Informed Teaching Don’t Always Go Together

MindShift

Himelstein says building an authentic relationship is key to accessing the trust required to make mindfulness effective. Himelstein also offers these guidelines for teachers using mindfulness: Don’t force it. For some kids, chaos is part of trauma so when adults are unpredictable they can’t be trusted.