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PROOF POINTS: New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism

The Hechinger Report

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement

MiddleWeb

You have – but you likely haven’t seen them all in one place, enchanced by the rich voices and wisdom of our students. You might look at Heather Wolpert-Gawron's table of contents in "Just Ask Us" and think that you’ve seen these topics before. says teacher Sarah Cooper.

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As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

Edsurge

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?”

Advocacy 172
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PRINCIPAL VOICE: How Zoom features and bureaucracy kneecap distance learning

The Hechinger Report

The San Francisco Unified School District attendance policy stating that kids can attend a Zoom class “with or without camera on ” preserves student privacy at the cost of student engagement and teacher effectiveness, sacrificing the ability of all involved to live and respond in the moment. In other words, talk to the district.

Learning 134
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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. Routman, p. We posted our thinking on a Padlet (www.padlet.com) during the article study.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. Routman, p. We posted our thinking on a Padlet (www.padlet.com) during the article study.

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Colleges welcome first-year students by getting them thinking about jobs

The Hechinger Report

It’s a strategy now buttressed by a new survey of 6,000 recent graduates, which found that the earlier college students had started looking for a job — and preparing for it by participating in internships and other career-related experiences — the happier they eventually were with their careers.

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