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A federal definition of ‘homeless’ leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help

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Credit: Neal Morton/The Hechinger Report The assistance came thanks to a Washington state program — one of the first of its kind in the country — that aims to help children who aren’t considered homeless, and unqualified for help, under a strict federal definition. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, an influential Washington, D.C.,

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Why are wealthier students getting lower prices than their low-income peers?

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He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. Meanwhile, he noticed that his bills from the college kept going up. Miguel Agyei.

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Federal money to ease collegians’ coronavirus costs may shortchange some who need it most

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The nation has 539 colleges and universities that meet the federal definition of a Hispanic-serving institution, or HSI, and most Latino college students attend an HIS, according to Excelencia in Education. Some HBCU advocacy organizations have launched emergency funds to help the institutions and the students they serve.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

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Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own That incipient definition characterized a lot of early thinking about dyslexia. was creating its own special education categories and definitions to prepare for the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975.

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Women have been marginalized in the building trades. The infrastructure bill could change that

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an advocacy group in Oakland, California. “We Said Trejo: “It’s definitely more welcoming among the newer generation.”. We are seeing an increase in interest,” said Meg Vasey, a former electrician who runs Tradeswomen Inc., We are still really struggling with the retention numbers.”.

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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

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Beginning in the 1960s, with extensive foreign aid, the Tibetan exile government in India built an infrastructure of Tibetan medium schools specifically for Tibetan refugee children. The translocal nature of Tibetan diasporic kinship bonds has a history that extends beyond current transnational migrations. We are hoping for that still.”

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

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The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act , or ESSA, also provides increased access to funding for physical education by including the subject in its definition of a “well-rounded education.”. “At At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It