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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

The Penguin Random House High School Collection , which both Lewis and Torres worked on, is a curated set of thematically grouped texts and lesson plans that go beyond the literary canon to incorporate a wide range of texts that represent different experiences, characters, and cultures. I totally agree with that.

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Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

The Hechinger Report

This story about the opioid crisis and foster care was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: How schools and child-welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. They’re proud of their heritage.

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A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

The Hechinger Report

Experts, books, videos, detailed lesson plans — to teachers at the time, it felt like a blur of continuous learning. Her daughter loves school, she said, and her son in middle school can’t wait to try out for the soccer team. Slowly, educators began sharing strategies and co-teaching classes.