Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Each of us -- teachers and students alike -- enter classrooms from different perspectives and points of view. Challenging or Difficult Conversations Controversial and difficult conversations are unavoidable in classrooms, especially those grappling with important cultural, social, and political issues.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 3: Build staff capacity. Step 5: Set expectations.

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Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2018

A Skype in the Classroom activity might include students searching and reading about careers which they are interested in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Having passionate students address their dreams and goals to convince others through voting or consensus would lead to some lively discussion in the classroom! Self-Knowledge 1.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

This represents change only for those people who want to make a change,” she said, adding that schools can choose between using that money to fund elementary, secondary or pre-K programs (though that last one is up for debate ). Do you support them in that advocacy as well?” And I think that’s a tragedy for everyone.” Green asked.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But she was relieved of the duty when Jacob graduated from his Head Start preschool program and enrolled in a Durant Public School District elementary school. Sister Mary Jo Mike, who leads Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Elementary School in Biloxi, has a certified special-education teacher on staff. A ‘Blessed’ Coast School.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Meanwhile, the state review process for textbooks has in some cases kept problematic texts from entering classrooms. Meanwhile, even textbooks that are designed to be sold in states that follow the 2013 guidelines, known as the Next Generation Science Standards, have been slow to catch up.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

A study by George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy found that between 2001 and 2007, 36 percent of districts decreased elementary classroom time spent on social studies, including civics – a drop that most affected underfunded schools serving working-class, poor, rural, and inner-city kids."

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