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Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment

ED Surge

Lance: I wrote an article several years back that compared the change over time in the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading test scores to the change over time in the number of school librarians in each state. It’s really an equity issue — a social justice issue. I think we really have to look at the equity.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

ED Surge

Code Next was launched by Google in 2016 in response to the stubbornly low numbers of people of color working in tech — only 3 percent of Google’s tech employees were Black or Latino back in 2014. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

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A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students

The Hechinger Report

She dropped out of school and after what she describes as an “intentional overdose” in 2014, wound up in a rehab facility near the campus in New Brunswick, just down the street from fraternity row. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice. million in grants to 161 colleges.