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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

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Since then, states such as Arkansas and Texas have also opposed the true teaching of the history of Black people in this country by dropping African American history courses and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

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PROOF POINTS: Could more time in school help students after the pandemic?

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Because students missed so much instruction during the pandemic, teachers should get extra time to fill all those instructional holes, from teaching mathematical percents and zoological classifications to discussing literary metaphors and American history. That’s worked well in Chicago high schools but not in Miami middle schools.

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What’s school without grade levels?

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We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner. “If Some school leaders insist that competency-based education can survive and even thrive within grade levels, or a modified version of them. Others, however, echo Northern Cass superintendent, Cory Steiner. “We Nor are seniors.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

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Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Perrantes now works as a program manager for Mother Nation , a Seattle-based nonprofit that focuses on cultural services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention for Native women.

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 Amid clampdown on DEI, some on campuses push back

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Several weeks ago, for example, staff offices at Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy in Boca Raton were vacant, with name plates blank and abandoned desks, plus LGBTQ+ flags, posters and pamphlets left behind. There is also mounting resistance to the laws.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

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Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. I could never go back to the old model,” says Ms. But computers are expensive.

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College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 2

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The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. I recently sat down with John Tomasi. Even in her classroom, with the door closed. How quickly has the college experience changed in this way?

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