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How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support

Edsurge

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. Let’s slow down a bit.”

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

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. Youth drug use is trending down. He wrote about his findings for the organization Child Trends. Subscribe today!

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Discovery Education and Leading Corporate and Nonprofit Partners Launch First-of-Its-Kind Initiative Supporting Sustainability

eSchool News

Research and Impact Framework : Launching impact studies to measure trends and progression of sustainability attitudes. The need for comprehensive sustainability education has never been more pressing,” said Amy Nakamoto, Discovery Education General Manager of Social Impact. Learn more at: [link] About Subaru of America, Inc.

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Child care workers organize for better pay and treatment

The Hechinger Report

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. We were running ads on social media. There were a lot of centers closing down. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

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The importance of watching and naming

Dangerously Irrelevant

Despite the heroic efforts of bloggers and school advocates, many educators STILL continue to be unaware of how think tanks, private foundations, corporations, astroturf groups, and government actors work together – often behind the scenes – to formulate harmful laws, policies, and advocacy campaigns.

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Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

The Hechinger Report

Generation Z students may be digital natives, easily connecting with friends and family on social media apps, but that doesn’t mean they understand how to use the internet as a tool. For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling. Subscribe today!

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