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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

The research is among the latest to document the woes of what has grown into an army of 792,000 U.S. Though much of the conversation around these salaries and benefits has centered on the toll it takes on adjunct faculty members themselves, researchers have turned to documenting how it is affecting students. Related: What’s in a word?

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These Youth Are Transforming the Trauma of Poverty With Raw, Original Storytelling

Edsurge

Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artist Collective is a 501c3 organization that works to document St. Youth also earn money through performance, documentation and administrative work with the Collective. Visual artists document performers and produce photographs and videos that carry the messaging out online long after the PA is packed up.

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

But these data document the relationship when it is too late: Adults don’t drop out of school, children do. Childhood traumatic stress from violence , abuse , corporal punishment and neglect contribute to educational outcomes such as excessive absenteeism, school dropout and school performance.

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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

The Hechinger Report

In Atlanta, where Tameka lives, parents must present at least eight documents to enroll their children — twice as many as parents in New York City or Los Angeles. One of the documents — a complicated certificate evaluating a child’s dental health, vision, hearing and nutrition — is required by the state. But it was never found.

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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

The Hechinger Report

High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. Text reminders of deadlines and general tips might not be sufficient to help students who cannot locate documents or need help answering a question. College enrollment didn’t budge, nor did the amount of financial aid that students received.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The effects of mental health are not restricted to the teachers but in turn impact the students they teach, leading to poor academic outcomes, poor student discipline, and higher dropout rates. As a case point, it may be that the teachers want to combine parts from different digital documents to explain a concept.

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PROOF POINTS: COVID has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students

The Hechinger Report

Even for students who are poor enough to qualify for free tuition, it’s been a turbulent year to submit documents and meet paperwork deadlines to receive financial aid. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. Native American college students have declined the most, down 11 percent.

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