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Women’s History Month should have a place for teachers

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Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images. were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” found a report from the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. Related: Learning while you earn in college.

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How much would it cost to get all students up to average?

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Now a team of five researchers from Rutgers University in collaboration with the Education Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization, has created a complicated model that predicts how much money it would cost each school district in America to get its students to reach average test scores in math and reading, as recorded from 2013 to 2015.

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Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college

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The purpose of a K-12 education is to offer a solid foundation for these young people, yet we’re saying they should come to school for only half the time,” Huidekoper said. The document is no longer on the university’s website, but is available from a web archive.).

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Obama says failing to help everyone will drag down the economy. Here’s how research shows that’s true

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This story from the Hechinger archive lays out what researchers project will happen if there is not an increase in the number of nonwhites going to and through college. The most dramatic place to see this is in kindergarten through grade 12, where Hispanics make up nearly a quarter of enrollment nationwide, up from 16 percent in 2000.

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‘You can’t help but to wonder’: Crumbling schools, less money, and dismal outcomes in the county that was supposed to change everything for black children in the South

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By 1970, just 24 white students were enrolled in Holmes County public schools, according to an archived report. A study from University of California, Berkeley economist Rucker Johnson suggests exposure to integrated schools among other reforms, such as high-quality pre-K and equitable school funding, can help disrupt the cycle of poverty.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

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It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Select a site in your town or city that symbolizes or reflects history that teachers would be required to lie about or omit if these bills become law, which is already the case in some states.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

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It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. There are also countless historic sites that are unmarked such as a freeway that destroyed a neighborhood or a university building funded by enslaved labor.