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OPINION: A fresh start on school discipline isn’t optional — especially for schools serving underrepresented students

The Hechinger Report

Our organizations are working with educators across the country to implement research-based approaches that prevent incidents from happening in the first place, like focusing on relationships, developing students’ social and emotional skills, and refining what adults model in the face of conflict. Sign up here for our newsletter.

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A Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn't Exist. It's the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.

Edsurge

A popular narrative in the employment market today is that a "skills gap" exists between the abilities employers seek in candidates and the capabilities that new college graduates gain through postsecondary education. high-profile dropouts and the rise of the so-called “ anti-credential.” Anecdotally, this makes sense.

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