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University Scholars Plant Seeds In a New Field of Study: Early Childhood Policy

Edsurge

They’ve made 12 modules, four syllabi for upper-level bachelor’s or master’s courses, and several handbooks for guiding faculty and creating internship programs. That’s what the initiative found when it commissioned research about how Black Studies, Women’s Studies and Environmental Studies proliferated in higher education.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL focuses on the spectacular rise in interest in pod schools--small groups of students studying with one or more teachers in an environment that is both similar to, and different from, traditional school. My Child Hates School and The Micro-School Builder’s Handbook. Ring, M.Ed.

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Bullied by the badge?

The Hechinger Report

Studies examining whether schools become safer by having police officers on campus have produced conflicting results, according to a June 2013 Congressional Research Service report produced in response to Sandy Hook. . “Whenever a child does the littlest thing, they are quick to throw the police on them,” she said.

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

The Hechinger Report

In Toppenish School District in Washington State, serving Yakima County, however, the transfer of a student to online learning for 10 to 20 school days is used as a top-tier disciplinary sanction, according to its student handbook. Another study found that Latino students were more likely to receive disciplinary action than white students.

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College and career readiness activities

Kathy Schrock

One publication I love to recommend to support this process is the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook , Home Page, on the Internet at [link] (visited November 21, 2018). There are tons of sites on the Web to help students with this process. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.

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Students are enlisted to help flailing classmates deal with money matters

The Hechinger Report

A separate study by the loan company Sallie Mae found that nearly a quarter of students don’t pay bills on time, nearly half set aside no savings, 40 percent spend more than they have, more than a third don’t read their credit card reports and more than a third don’t pay off their full credit card balance every month.

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Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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Civic Engagement, Activism, and Social Justice When studying tough topics like injustice and oppression, it's important to connect people -- especially young people -- to outlets for their frustration, rage, and political goals. For more, check out our review.