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A Commitment to Digital Learning

A Principal's Reflections

History class, students learned about the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and had to determine if Jackson was a highly successful president or a corrupt leader. Students in Mr. Tusa’s history class investigated the history of Europe through painting (1500-1800). History teacher Ms. Image credit: [link] In Ms. Levy’s U.S.

Library 271
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Teaching the Truth about George Floyd — and Our History

ED Surge

In order to create the systemic changes required to realize racial justice, we must transform ourselves into students and recommit to learning how our shared history influences modern practices. My organization, Facing History and Ourselves, and many others have been doing this necessary work.

History 101
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How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles

ED Surge

The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry. That’s not just because tech is a key to economic opportunity in America these days, but it’s also because of the social good that comes when everyone has a chance to have a seat at the table to build a better future.

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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century. But some district pairs revealed far higher levels of economic segregation, like Frankenmuth and Saginaw, whose poverty rates differ by about 45 percentage points. Its poverty rate is 50 percent.

Research 130
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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

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This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. Origins of Higher Education in America From the establishment of Harvard University, America’s first university, in 1636, higher education in America was designed with an original purpose that differs greatly from the realities of today.

Education 143
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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

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This caustic combination of biased or incomplete information and a lack in public awareness very easily fuels damaging stereotypes of Asians as perpetually and dangerously foreign and “taking over” what are seen as limited resources, especially during times of social and economic instability and widening gaps in wealth and income inequality.

K-12 144
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The Metaverse Is Built on University Innovation. Higher Ed Should Stake Its Claim.

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Built from internet technology and Facebook money, the developing metaverse wouldn’t be possible without higher education, but colleges are hardly acting that way. Universities have a long history of innovating and then giving away the value they create.

Economics 143