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Is Student Absenteeism a Growing Problem at Colleges, Too?

ED Surge

To find out, EdSurge interviewed Terri Hasseler, a professor in the Department of History, Literature, and the Arts at Bryant University in Rhode Island. She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading.

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TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

The Hechinger Report

In my own teacher training many years ago, I took various courses in curriculum theory, classroom management, education history and educational psychology along with content-based courses like political science, economics and history. Related: Will high school segregation for refugees lead to better integration?

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Former educators answer call to return to school

The Hechinger Report

Many of the students hail from economically disadvantaged households; 78 percent of the students in the school system qualify for free or reduced meals. Related: A ‘civil rights camp’ teaches kids a history they’re not learning in school. A lot of the kids are behind socially and educationally.”.

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Why Do So Few Black Men Become Teachers?

ED Surge

Like when we have states that say they're trying to recruit diverse educators, but [are] also telling them, “Erase yourself and your history as you're filling out that application.” I wanted to ask about some of the economic disparities because as much as particular teachers may be mission-focused, it is a profession. And it's not.

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