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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The effect of learning spaces on various behaviors—territoriality, crowding, situational and personal space—has been the focus of some sociological and environment behavioral research. & Kobbacy, K. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(1), 4–12. Godwin, K., & Barrett, P., Moffat, J., & Cheryan, S., Ziegler, S.,

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OPINION: This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever

The Hechinger Report

That’s a good start, but to be transformative, nationally, content should be representative and include African American studies; Asian American studies; Latinx studies; Native American Studies; women, gender and sexuality studies; and sociology and other social sciences across the K-12 curriculum.

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STUDENT VOICE: Black boys need the guidance and mentorship of black male teachers

The Hechinger Report

Why has this happened, and how does it affect black male students in their K-12 academic journeys? Nyla Pollard is a member of the women’s basketball team at The College of William & Mary , where she is double-majoring in sociology and elementary education. After the 1954 Brown v. Sign up for our newsletter.

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OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

The Hechinger Report

At the K-12 level, we have seen how school ratings can boost or depress property values and shift who seeks to enroll in a given school. At the K-12 level, we have seen how school ratings can boost or depress property values and shift who seeks to enroll in a given school. The trouble is, it doesn’t work.

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A Fifth of Students at Community College Are Still in High School

ED Surge

Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. We are trying to reach every high schooler in some way,” McElroy says.

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Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too

The Hechinger Report

It’s a break after all this other stuff you have to do,” said 12-year-old Colin Bigley, a seventh grader playing the board game Sorry! Rebecca London, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has studied what happens when educators add break or recess time for middle school students. with three friends.

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Will AI Shrink Disparities in Schools, or Widen Them?

ED Surge

For instance: Lake’s organization, a national research and policy center that’s associated with Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, released a report this spring that looked at K-12 teachers’ use of virtual learning platforms, adaptive learning systems and chatbots.

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