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OPINION: During civic learning week, let’s push for national progress toward a more perfect union

The Hechinger Report

We agree on a solution that will ensure the Spirit of 1776 forever endures: dedicated instructional time in civics should be the norm for every student throughout grades K-12. For most K-12 students, civics is a one and done single-semester high school course. Related: Become a lifelong learner.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

ED Surge

When districts slot students into math classes based on ability they send conspicuous messages to those on the lower track that they are not smart enough, says Ho Nguyen, who was a K-12 math and computer science program administrator in San Francisco during the district's detracking attempt.

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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

ED Surge

And we've done it in a way that is consistent with the voucher program that [Republicans] love in the K-12 system. The governor tapped into leftover K-12 funds to match New Orleans recent large investments. About 13% of children who qualified for assistance were accessing the program in 2021.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

In 2021, Canada’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S. This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. More recently, advocates have presented child care as a public good and a right, similar to K-12 education.

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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

Now, a new annual report about attitudes toward Asian Americans from the advocacy organization LAAUNCH has provided some disturbing answers to some of these questions. For example: Over 1 in 5 Americans believe that Asian Americans are at least partially responsible for the pandemic — a percentage that has increased since 2021.

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Prioritize Your Professional Development This Year with These New Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Many of the micro-credentials we launched in 2021 focus on topics such as learner variability, digital fluency, STEM, flexible mindsets, early literacy, and more. NAGC’s mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research.

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Undocumented High School Students Are Now the ‘Post-DACA Generation’

ED Surge

This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us. analysis of augmented 2021 American Community Survey data.