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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

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The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

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Quiet In The Classroom: How To Recognize And Support Introverted Entrepreneurs

EdNews Daily

He would rather read, study bugs or work on his computer instead of playing with friends. Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. Far too often, in my life as a parent and educator, I’ve listened to parents who have strong concerns about reserved children. He’s too shy.”

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Studies show that when black adolescents feel their teachers lack respect for their background, it can harm their academic outcomes. A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. ” You Can’t Look Away.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Ireland provides oversight, strategic planning, and program design across all DCPS Global Education initiatives, which include world language instruction at 115 schools, the nation’s first fully-funded K-12 study abroad program, 8 International Baccalaureate school sites, and three new global studies schools.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Department of State and studied religion and culture in Indonesia. Department of Education.

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Students on the autism spectrum are often as smart as their peers — so why do so few go to college?

The Hechinger Report

Students who are part of Project REACH meet weekly to discuss study strategies and ways that autism affects them socially and academically. Only a few dozen colleges have programs specifically designed to support students with autism, a recent study found. Photo: Rita Obeid. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. That’s why we have the group classes.”.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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