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Bringing a New Vibe to the Classroom
Some educators are experimenting with their approaches to teaching to make course materials more relevant to various cultures and communities.
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Houston Board Members Troubled It Took Police a Year to Arrest Teachers Accused of Sexual Abuse
Houston ISD trustees voiced concern Wednesday about why it took a year for district police to arrest three employees accused…
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No Endorsement Yet: AFT Teachers Union Urges Members to Support Biden, Sanders, Warren
The announcement is not the union's coveted presidential endorsement, but it marks a first step toward that endorsement at a…
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Review of School-Based Comprehensive Sex Ed Finds Little Evidence of Effectiveness, Sexual Activity Increased in Some Cases
A global research review of school based comprehensive sex education programs found very little effectiveness from these programs and instead…
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Black Caucus within Denver Teachers Union Gets School Board to Commit to Hire and Retain Teachers of Color
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association’s Black Educators Caucus held a news conference ahead of Thursday’s school board meeting, where five…
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Lawsuit: CT District Subjected Sexual Assault Survivor to ‘Trauma Reminders’ by Placing Her in Class with Assaulter
A lawsuit against the Simsbury Board of Education alleges that the school district subjected a student to numerous “trauma reminders,”…
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TIME: How School District Borders Can Worsen Inequality in Education
Well-off, well-educated students go on to college and promising careers, marry one another, have children and move into well-resourced school…
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Philly District Says It’s Overpaying Charter Schools Millions of Dollars for Special Ed Students
The Philadelphia School District overpays charter schools by millions of dollars because of a state formula that forces artificially high…
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California Students Just Won $53 Million Because They Weren’t Learning How to Read
Two years ago, a group of students and their teachers sued the state of California for doing a poor job…
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Despite Repeated Efforts to Wipe It Out, a High School in a Progressive MA City Can’t Eliminate Its Achievement Gap
The stubborn persistence of the gap, in the face of repeated attempts to wipe it out, has contributed to recent…
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Salt Lake City Teachers Plan Walkout to Pressure Lawmakers to Increase Spending on Education
Teachers in Salt Lake City are planning a walkout next week — a protest to apply pressure to the Utah…
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High School Graduates Entering Community College Are Getting Unexpected News: They Aren’t Ready
Nearly 70% of community college students across the country took at least one remedial course, according to a 2016 report…
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This Colorado Proposal Could Send Charter-District Disputes to the Courts
For more than two decades, the Colorado State Board of Education has had the final word on disputes between charter…
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Google Sued by New Mexico Attorney General for Collecting Student Data through Chromebooks
Google is facing a new lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday, alleging…
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New Jersey Charter Association and Families Seek to Join Ongoing Litigation over Funding for Needy Districts
Debate over the place of charter schools in the Abbott v. Burke litigation concerning the state’s obligation to fund school…
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St. Paul Teachers Union Votes to Strike over Lack of Progress in Negotiations
The St. Paul Federation of Educators said late Thursday night that two-thirds of its members voted and that 82 percent…
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Chicago Changed School Policing, but Can Teachers and Students Tell the Difference?
For years, the role of police in Chicago schools was murky.
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San Diego Prosecutors: Districts that Authorized Charters in Fraud Case Should Pay Back Oversight Fees
Prosecutors leading the A3 charter school criminal case want to take back potentially millions of dollars of charter school oversight…
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New Jersey District to Wash and Fold Students’ Clothes to Keep Kids in Class
A South Jersey school has eliminated a reason for some students not to come to school: that they don't have…
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Man Escorted Out of Town Hall Meeting with NYC Mayor after Calling Schools Chancellor ‘Racist’
The mayor was met with boos from residents mad as hell about homelessness, criminal justice reform and controversial Schools Chancellor…
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Alabama Voters to Decide Whether to Fire the State Board of Education
A proposed constitutional amendment, Amendment One, asks if voters want to change how the folks in charge of education at…
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Following Dropping Suspension Rates and Scrutiny, Kentucky’s Largest District Seeing Uptick in Behavior Reports
Following months of declines in suspensions — and scrutiny from educators — more students are being suspended and receiving referrals…
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St. Paul Teachers Take Strike Vote as Their Union Adopts the Strategy of ‘Bargaining for the Common Good’
For a fifth straight contract cycle, the St. Paul Federation of Educators is “bargaining for the common good,” adopting the…
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In the #MeToo Era, High School Boys Struggle with the ‘Confusing Messages’ They Are Sent
Many boys and young men think the movement is essential for girls and women, but struggle with how they fit…
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Urgent Care, Surgeries, Concussions: New Hampshire Teachers Say Student Violence Is Getting Worse
A report that was issued after more New Hampshire educators said they were injured by their students showed that violence…
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