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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It

ED Surge

Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. I live for these histories because they are grounded in formal and informal learning communities, whether in schools, public workshops or even my family home where I first saw the value of Black history.

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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program

The Hechinger Report

Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. And it will differ from programs in military studies at colleges around the country, which focus on strategy, military systems and the history of warfare. For almost as long as there have been wars, there have been people who study veterans.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

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Students With a Bigger Purpose Stay Motivated

Digital Promise

Developed by University of Texas-Austin psychology professor David Yeager, purpose for learning teaches students to learn with the goal of making a broader, positive impact on the world. Grit: A Short History of a Useful Concept. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107(4), 559. What is Purpose for Learning? Citations.

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Teaching kids not to be scared of math might help them achieve

The Hechinger Report

In fact, down the hallway from his algebra class, two industrious history teachers were trying out their own strategies. A history teacher might ponder what to do about students who are so far behind, they stop studying altogether. In 2014, 83 percent of the school’s students graduated within four years; last year, 91 percent did.

Teaching 110
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To increase and maintain teacher diversity, listen to teachers of color

The Hechinger Report

Over the past two years, the district has hired six teachers from among its non-teaching staff, including a Black bus driver who recently earned his teaching credentials and now teaches history. Since 2014, North Clackamas has increased new teacher diversity by 35 percent, according to district data. These are educators.

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At Georgia State, black students find comfort and academic success

The Hechinger Report

When I went to meet with him, he helped me with studying, with finding more resources and with stress management,” said Shields, 23, a psychology major. By 2014, for lower-income students (those eligible for a federal Pell grant), it reached 51 percent — nearly the same as for non-Pell students.

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