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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

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The advent of easily accessible mental telehealth counseling may be a game changer for students going forward. FAAFP, is a family physician, clinical instructor for UMass Medical School and author of “ The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook.” Dr. Jill Grimes, M.D., Jill Henry, M.A.,

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

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We are speaking about an equal right, an equal opportunity to access education,” said Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center. In the meantime, Crawford said, the boys were provided with laptops and Google Classroom access. But even free legal aid can be difficult for already-vulnerable families to access.

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Chronically absent: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi?

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When asked for comment, Jackson Public Schools officials said that although they cannot publicly comment on or confirm a student’s discipline, the handbook considers box cutters weapons, and forbids students from having one in their personal possession on campus for non-instructional purposes. “Bored.” Judge Thomas H.

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OPINION: Many student-parents drop out because they don’t have enough time for their schoolwork, research shows

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Another approach to improve access to child care is to modify the federal financial aid system. Expansion of on-campus child care centers could offer one solution, but government support for on-campus child care has been steadily decreasing (even as the number of student-parents has increased).

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New routes to success in learning are popping up around the country

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Having access to a social network of other people who have dealt with similar experiences is very beneficial.”. Step 6: Create a grammar handbook to describe five Parts of Speech. Because many brain injuries are invisible, people don’t always realize — or believe — that a survivor might be struggling. Step 7: Take the unit quiz.