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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I percent in 2000 to 25 percent by 2025. Sign up for our newsletter.

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OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished, and everyone loses’

The Hechinger Report

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. How can English teachers discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain” or Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” without considering race and social justice?

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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

ED Surge

Shari Eberts, a hearing health advocate and speaker, offers guidance through these definitions: Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment or political perspective.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

ED Surge

Rob Coyle Digital Credential Program Manager at 1EdTech Coyle: It seems every credentialing organization has its own definition of microcredentials, alternative credentials, digital credentials and badges.… EdSurge: How has the concept and practice of microcredentialing evolved over the years? That's where the credential value comes in.

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Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching

Cult of Pedagogy

This broader definition does not water down the concept of trauma; it makes it universal. Defining Trauma and Trauma-Informed Education “One of the really hard things in trauma-informed education and trauma in general is that there’s no agreed-upon definition for either of those things,” Venet explains.

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The colleges that won’t die

The Hechinger Report

But for Robinson, who attended an art high school in New York, “It was definitely worth the risk” to enroll in the fall at this small college with its alternative curriculum of self-directed learning and no grades or majors — shaky though its fate might seem. In 2020, it accepted no new students at all, and its future remained uncertain.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. Despite a century of research, definitions of giftedness are fuzzy. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition. But is it possible to make gifted education representative?

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