The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. If diagnosis and help still remain elusive, they can pay for private neuropsychological exams , which can cost thousands of dollars.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

When Williams and her classmates began considering colleges, Marcovitz wanted the teenagers to have the same experience he’d had at Maret, a prestigious private school he’d attended on scholarship in D.C. psychology class. That fall, Williams switched her major from music business to psychology in hopes of becoming a counselor.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The show has everything — sociology, psychology, interpersonal relations, ethics,” says Barile, who is in her 24th year of teaching. “We In class, students study all the familiar concepts of high school English, but they’re applying these concepts to a work they care about passionately. We watch the show and dissect it.”.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Though grounded in complex positive psychology research, the strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Others use strength systems designed by the British Centre of Applied Positive Psychology or by Thrively, a California-based startup. Is strength-based instruction feasible in most schools?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2018

Related: We need an education commission to take a critical look at private schools. Department of Education’s official announcement of the commission made clear what it was supposed to do: “The Commission has been charged with quickly providing meaningful and actionable recommendations to keep students safe at school.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2016

Wright agreed to hold off on applying the new rules, and on Tuesday, May 24, the nine-member Mississippi Board of Education decided in a unanimous vote to side with state leadership not to follow the federal government’s Title IX guidelines. So ignorance is a big part of this,” he said. I just have to pee, right?”

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