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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class.

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Waiting for the traveling teacher: Remote rural schools need more hands-on help

The Hechinger Report

million students go to public schools in rural areas , more than the combined total of the nation’s 85 largest school districts. Rural students tend to do well in elementary school, but something changes as they get older. More than 9.3 The small town of Campo, Colo., Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report.

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Florida Rejects 35% of Social Studies Texts as Too Leftist

Diane Ravitch

The textbooks are for elementary and middle school social studies classes as well as civics, economics, U.S. history and world history courses. The social studies textbooks OCPS selected as its top choice for elementary schools is on the rejected list the education department released Tuesday.