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Why Colleges Should Pay Attention to Strikes by Their Most Precarious Teachers

ED Surge

So adjunct and other faculty unions have ramped up demands for economic justice. Some are professionals who work full-time in industry, and who teach in fulfilling side hustles, as I did several years ago at The New School. These alarming economic facts for most in adjunct life are in addition to their day-to-day struggles.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

According to a report published in 2017 by the Economic Policy Institute, large urban districts spend approximately $20,000 on every new hire. Teacher induction involves components such as mentoring, professional development and coaching for those entering the field.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

A tenured Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Professor Levy teaches courses in American Politics and Government, American Public Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Justice Movements, Minority Politics and Women in Politics. degrees in economics and political science from Cerritos College, and a B.A.

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OPINION: Early data offers a sobering look at interrupted and incomplete learning, but there is hope ahead

The Hechinger Report

It shows that school closures widened both economic and racial inequality in learning — which was already at unacceptable rates prior to the pandemic. The latest study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research is based on testing data from 2.1 million students across the country. Ngounou, Ed.L.D.,

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It all started in a German castle: How wilderness programs shape some urban schools

The Hechinger Report

Service is key, so projects often involve themes of social justice and community improvement. The $60,000 to $75,000 annual fee for the first four years (it then goes down), covering professional development, strategic planning, coaching and resources, can be an obstacle. The EL slogan is, “We are crew, not passengers.”.

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

We talked about the economic impact of slavery to go from being money to trying to catch up with everyone else, who was given that opportunity of reaching this ‘American dream,’ and having 300-400 years of being someone else’s money.” That said, the district has had its struggles with the mandatory course.

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