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WEBNew Initiative Aims to Strengthen Democracy in School Elections. Austin, Boyd & Tran: Cornerstone Project seeks to rebuild trust in institutions, decrease polarization and ensure all kids get a quality education. Ben Austin, Sandy Boyd & Doannie Tran. ‘Brown’ Banned School Segregation. In 1974, ‘Milliken’ Made It Harder to Stop.
How a Free, 24/7 Tutoring Model is Disrupting Learning Loss for …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · A new 24-hour online tutoring service is helping the nation’s most underserved students make huge academic gains — at no cost to them. UPchieve, an ed tech nonprofit, is bringing on volunteer tutors to offer free, on-demand academic and college application support to any U.S. middle or high school student attending a Title I school or ...
Why Are Bullies So Mean? A Psychology Expert Explains Their …
WEBDec 26, 2023 · First, let’s define what bullying is: It’s mean-spirited, harmful behavior by someone with more power or status – like a popular kid at school or a supervisor at work – who repeatedly picks on, harasses, irritates or injures a person with less power or status. Bullying can take many forms – physical, like pushing, shoving and hitting ...
‘Oregon Trail’ at 50: How Three Teachers Created the Computer …
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Teachers began taking notice. The game quickly became MECC’s most popular title. As desktop computers began to sprout in classrooms, MECC spun off a for-profit company that sold millions of copies of The Oregon Trail and other early titles nationwide.. A new generation of coders added graphics, sounds, and music to create the versions of The Oregon Trail that most kids have played since.
So Your School Wants to Ban Cellphones. Now What? – The 74
WEBAug 5, 2024 · In New York City, where Chancellor David Banks is currently hammering out the details of a ban expected next year, some teachers prefer Yondr because it takes them out of the enforcement business: Students lock up their phones in a pouch when they come to school in the morning and can’t remove them until they leave in the afternoon.. Vinny Corletta, a Bronx English teacher, used to work in a ...
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Can Right Answers Be Wrong? Latest Clash Over ‘White ... - The 74
WEBJun 21, 2021 · Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter.. T o learn the geometric concept of transformations this year, Crystal Watson’s eighth-graders drew up blueprints of apartments. As they worked, she asked them to imagine designing affordable housing for Black and Hispanic families like theirs in Cincinnati who have ...
The Truth Behind School Shootings: 5 Essential Reads About …
WEBMay 24, 2022 · The Conversation U.S. gathered five articles from its archives that offer insights on how to confront the problem of school shootings. 1 Recognize the patterns beforehand. Before carrying out the deadly attack, the Oxford High School shooter made a series of violent posts online as well as recorded a …
Union Report: The Numbers Are Complicated, but AFT Is Worth …
WEBJan 14, 2020 · Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears most Wednesdays; see the full archive. The American Federation of Teachers is only about half the size of the National Education Association, and its ranks are filled with many members who work outside the field of K-12 public education. Nevertheless, its influence extends beyond its size. This is mostly because […]
They Lost Their Kids at Sandy Hook 10 Years Ago. Their Fight is For ...
WEBDec 2, 2022 · Less than three months later, the Barden family’s world turned from wonderful to horrific. On Dec. 14, 2012, Daniel was among the 20 children and six adults killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, the deadliest K-12 school shooting in U.S. history. Ten years later, the Bardens are at the forefront ...