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OPINION: When wealthy parents hold sway in public schools

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. There is a widespread view in education that poor parents are trouble: They don’t spend enough time reading to children, monitoring their homework, attending school events or helping teachers. Educators, at times, complain bitterly about them, and many policies have been designed to address these issues. Higher Education.

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Youth aren’t props — they need an actual seat at the policy table

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Students are the experts on their own experience,” said Sonya Heisters of YouthTruth, adding, “It’s important that education decision makers from principals to superintendents, and from education funders to the education secretary listen to this feedback.”. A positive school climate has been shown to boost academic achievement.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Why are campus political groups so hard to track down?

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For politically oriented students, such campus organizations can be crucial parts of their college experience, said Amy Binder, a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute, which is dedicated to furthering civic engagement and informed dialogue. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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