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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

Educators and schools across the globe have embraced the concept of student agency. However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. Many students participate in committees, on unique panels, and in functions that help raise awareness or interest in education issues.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). Introduction to Programming with Scratch in Education from University of Northern Iowa (20-30 hours). Read a book, blog, or magazine.

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Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

Political Science Now

Welcoming policies and city-level advocacy like this are the focus of my current research agenda. I would like to extend this work to think about how inclusive policies relate to a range of factors, such as health, well-being, education, and employment outcomes across other immigrant groups. Learn more here.

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Amid Child Care Crisis, New Head of NAEYC Pledges to Prioritize Listening and Inclusion

ED Surge

Michelle Kang has spent much of her first month as the new CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on something of a listening tour. She’s visited child care programs to see and hear what providers and educators are facing more than two years into the pandemic. This predicament is not rare.

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Should we test all 2-year-olds for autism?

The Hechinger Report

The series was produced by The Hechinger Report and Columbia Journalism School’s Teacher Project , nonprofit news organizations focused on education coverage, in partnership with Slate Magazine. Sign up for our newsletter. Or view the whole series. Jonathan Cruz had just started talking when, suddenly, he fell mute.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

As the co-founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and editor and research director of the organization’s magazine, The Crisis, he published his opposition to the unequal treatment of Black Americans and promoted Black nationalism. In his most famous case, Brown v. After Brown v.

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APSA Member Spotlight: Dr. Timothy Lewis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Political Science Now

In 2021, Dr. Lewis was honored with a Missouri State Resolution “for service in higher education” from the Missouri House of Representatives, Resolution No. Du Bois & James Baldwin and a certified facilitrainer in diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. 254, Adopted February 17, 2021. How did you learn about APSA?