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OPINION: The Opt Out movement is gaining ground, quietly

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Indeed, in 2016, the U.S. Partly because it’s a grassroots movement without clear leadership or an elaborate organization. Moreover, the movement has yet to form an advocacy arm that calls for specific changes and a reform agenda. Other states have also experienced high rates of opting out. The answer isn’t simple.

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STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

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I also definitely want to be heavily involved in advocacy for young black youth, or, for youth in general, and just promoting student leadership. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. I want to use my master’s degree to change that. Weekly Update.

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Using teacher-leaders to improve schools

The Hechinger Report

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. They’d also had a hard time supporting the many early-career teachers who dominate their staffing pool and saw Opportunity Culture as a way to do that better.

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When the man behind the curtain is female: More women now hold key education policymaker jobs

The Hechinger Report

She succeeded Rick Simpson, who served nine speakers, from 1991 to 2016, advising them and other Democratic caucus members on education policy. The report’s authors called on “ school systems , school boards, mayors and governors nationwide to make urgent changes to shift the gender balance at the very top levels of education leadership.”.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

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Since then, the numbers have slipped to the single digits, with just 5 percent of the class of 2016 finishing within six years, according to a data analysis from the charter school network. The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years.

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Silicon Valley aims its tech at helping low-income kids get beyond high school

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“There’s a really tremendous gulf,” said Katie Berger, senior policy analyst for higher education at the nonprofit advocacy organization The Education Trust. Students at the Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, a charter school on San Jose’s low-income east side. “The scope of this problem is huge.”