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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 Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

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A Teaching Mentor Once Told Me: ‘Our Ancestors Want Us to Rest’

ED Surge

My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. I set my sights on leadership roles. That burden, I carry quietly, and often alone. To create the change I envisioned, I focused on becoming the best teacher I could be.

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OPINION: Police reform is useless unless it helps those in prison, too

The Hechinger Report

By running the LDO, my colleagues and I have found a sense of purpose, humanity and true rehabilitation. One of the aspects of LDO I am most proud of is that it has true horizontal leadership — prisoners guide and direct the organization in partnership with allies on the outside.

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TEACHER VOICE: Don’t avoid discussing race with your students

The Hechinger Report

When we talk with our students about what is going on in the news, and how Black and brown members of our community are being hurt, we respect children’s intelligence, humanity and curiosity and the love they have for themselves and others. I sent an email to caregivers after the class conversation.

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Six Strategies for Equitable Education Systems

Digital Promise

Leaders shared strategies and learned from the Toronto District School Board, where leadership has explicitly centered and invested in equity. They recently reflected on their learning, and six strategies for advancing educational equity emerged. Set a clear and explicit vision for equity.

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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021

ED Surge

What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users. We Need to Make Schools Human Again.

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Teachers: Increase Student Equity and Inclusion by Reflecting on Your Videos

Edthena

Dr. Bryan Carter is the undergraduate program director and a professor at the City University of Seattle in the School of Education and Leadership and is passionate about teacher self-reflection. Video can and should also serve this larger purpose of student equity.