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Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Out of 34 states with data available for the 2022-2023 school year, half had absenteeism rates for Native students that were at least 9 percentage points higher than the state average. Velma Kitcheyan, a third grade teacher at Rice Intermediate School, instructs her students Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

By August 2024 she would complete her degree in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, giving her time for such an endeavor. She thought she could help repair a disconnect between what some worry is happening in public schools and what she knows actually happens.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher. I was always interested in history.

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A community college could transform a region — and help itself grow. Will voters buy it?

The Hechinger Report

During a recent presentation to the Lockhart City Council, ACC Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart told city leaders he appreciated that the site would represent the community’s history juxtaposed to “what we think the future looks like.” But ACC leaders said the issue ultimately has to play out in the community.

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

ED Surge

Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. It has resulted in more than a billion dollars leaving the public school system and actually not serving additional kids in private schools, Jones said. Since the program came into effect in April 2024 under Republican Gov.

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PROOF POINTS: 5 takeaways about segregation 70 years after the Brown decision

The Hechinger Report

It was one of the most significant days in the history of the U.S. Board of Education that schools segregated by race did not provide an equal education. Students could no longer be barred from a school because of the color of their skin. School choice plays a role in recent segregation Why is segregation creeping back up again?

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Lucien Ferguson Receives the 2024 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights”

Political Science Now

Corwin Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law. The post Lucien Ferguson Receives the 2024 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights” appeared first on.

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