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Nancy Knowlton, David Martin awarded Meritorious Service Medals (Civil Division)

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Presented by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, the Meritorious Service Decorations recognize remarkable Canadians for their extraordinary accomplishments and contributions that bring honor to Canada — from advocacy initiatives and health care services to research and humanitarian efforts.

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Why Schools Can’t Talk About Family Engagement Without Talking About Race

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For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Teachers there give students many options for how to use different technologies.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report.

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up  

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.? Subscribe today! In the same time period, an additional eight states fully launched at least one of the policies.

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School Districts Are Being Held For Ransom Over Data. Are Solutions On The Way?

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A new annual review by the nonprofit advocacy group Data Quality Campaign dug into the new legislation to see what’s new and if it's moving in the right direction. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I The most encouraging trend?

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Why are wealthier students getting lower prices than their low-income peers?

The Hechinger Report

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

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