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STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

As high school students, we were born at the same time as the iPhone and after the launch of social media and YouTube. And we have a few ideas about how to build a better, more inclusive future for women in STEM. Related: Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids.

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PROOF POINTS: New research review questions the evidence for special education inclusion

The Hechinger Report

I was surprised,”said Nina Dalgaard, lead author of the inclusion study for the Campbell Collaboration , a nonprofit organization that reviews research evidence for public policy purposes. Many disability advocates balked at the findings, published in December 2022, on social media.

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How ‘Climate Anxiety’ Affects Students — and What We Can Do About It

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The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” Considering what the 24-year-old shares in the video about her experience as a climate activist and former environmental studies student in college, the need for a heads-up becomes apparent. “As

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

“I don’t think my research is saying [other measures] don’t matter, but I don’t think they capture the whole picture,” said Nathaniel Anderson, who explored the disconnect between measures of child well-being and young people’s views on their mental health as part of his doctoral studies in public health at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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OPINION: It’s time. Let’s use different ways of teaching children to read

The Hechinger Report

This is likely due to several factors: increasing involvement from parents as schools moved online; advocacy from groups like Decoding Dyslexia; social media conversations and coverage in the popular press; and a push by state legislatures toward improving our nation’s stagnant and dismal reading scores.

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What Happens When Low-Income College Students Borrow Free Laptops?

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Last year, one student started a crowd-sourced document called “ Being Not-Rich at UM ” full of advice about how to get by on a modest budget. Low-income students really feel out of place at Michigan,” says Camille Mancuso, a junior and the vice president of the Michigan Affordability and Advocacy Coalition student group.

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How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star

The Daring Librarian

How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers and Librarians are rock stars or has an inner rock star waiting to come out. Consider, another word for branding is advocacy.

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