The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
More than one out of four students is chronically absent from school. Credit: Getty Images Why is it that only 15 percent of public school leaders say they’re “extremely concerned” about student absences, according to a recent Education Department survey? This question gnawed at me as I wrote my Feb. 12, 2024 column about how chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high in elementary, middle and high schools.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Or at the very least, not getting worse in all areas and potentially improving in some. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year.
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The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
It can be easy to think of school closures, remote learning and masked classrooms as part of the pandemic past. But educators across the country know better. They see the learning loss that persists, despite their best efforts to provide some measure of consistency amid all the disruption. While new data suggest students are making a “ ‘surprising’ rebound,” findings also show math and reading levels for elementary and middle school students are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical. This is especially true in educational settings, where equipping students with digital citizenship skills is essential for their safe and responsible navigation of the digital landscape. On February 13, 2023, the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act was introduced in the Senate.
Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before. Math teachers are also responsible for covering a large number of standards in a school year. Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. This, combined with the reality that designing lessons with a new instructional model may feel scary or daunting, can make it challenging for math teachers to understand how to use the stat
Sapiens
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
A poet-anthropologist who has been an expert witness in asylum proceedings for Mexican nationals resists dehumanizing legal and political language to make space for the humanity of asylum-seekers. “Expert Witness Reviews Exhibits for Asylum Proceedings, Franco-González Class Member” is part of the collection Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of Conflict.
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series – Highlights from Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes As part of an ongoing series examining contributions of Scholars of Color, the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a series of oral history interviews during the 2023 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Project Title: Under Pressure: Case Allocation in Immigration Courts Luzmarina Garcia, Florida Atlantic University Luzmarina Garcia is an assistant professor in the department of political science at Florida Atlantic University. She investigates the health of American courts with an eye to public opinion, representation, and inter-branch relations. Her research focuses on judicial politics, political behavior, and identity politics.
Women's History Network
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Please note that this article includes discussion of state violence against women, racism, and violent death. Thousands of Hindu widows burned alive on pyres in colonised India, fanning the flames of British imperial rule.
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2023. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.
Teaching American History
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important and effective speeches of his political career. His speech at Cooper Union was a rhetorical masterpiece and helped make him the Republican candidate for president. Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858 allowed him to reach a national audience. In those debates , Lincoln argued that Douglas’s doctrine of popular sovereignty—that the people of the territories could decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery—mea
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