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It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them

ED Surge

In parallel, though, we also need to double down on “softening” schools—to focus on building social emotional skills of students and educators and strengthen relationships between students and educators. schools now have controlled access to the building, up from 75 percent in 2000, according to Education Department data.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

Johnson is the principal of Mississippi’s Collins Elementary School, where the paddle remains a staple of the educational experience. As of late April, educators pulled out the paddle 20 times on kindergartners, twice on first graders, 31 times on second graders, 16 times on third graders and 10 times on fourth graders.

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Teaching What Matters: Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World

Dr. Shannon Doak

In a world where AI and automation are transforming industries left and right, it’s becoming more obvious that our education systems need to catch up. If the future is changing, our approach to education has to change with it, so the next generation is equipped to thrive in this tech-driven world.

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Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Political Science Now

Lasswell Award for the best dissertation in the field of public policy Recipient: Alice Xu, University of Pennsylvania Title: “Segregation and the Spatial Externalities of Inequality: A Theory of Interdependence and Public Goods in Cities” E.E.

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States Agree About How Schools Should Use AI. Are They Also Ignoring Civil Rights?

ED Surge

Several years after the release of ChatGPT, which raised ethical concerns for education, schools are still wrestling with how to adopt artificial intelligence. It also ended the Office of Educational Technology, a key federal source of guidance for schools. So are states stepping up for schools? Silence Speaks Volumes?