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Public vs. private education in a woke world
Is a public education better than a private education? Allie Beth Stuckey tackles this question in one of her latest episodes — and as a mother herself, it’s safe to say she’s quite passionate about the topic. It’s a topic on the tongues of most parents these days, amid growing concerns that children are being…
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Education-centered perks set companies up for recruiting, retention success
The logistics industry has been grappling with labor constraints in the form of a truck driver shortage for ages. As pandemic-fueled labor shortages — dubbed the Great Resignation — have rocked the job market as a whole, recruiting and retention concerns have widened to include employees of all ranks and stations. In fact, 60% of…
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Bill seeks to eliminate school takeovers by Mass. education department – The Boston Globe
“It’s always some of the poorest communities with the greatest number of students of color,” said Max Page, Massachusetts Teachers Association president. Critics of the bill, though, say it would obliterate valuable leverage in ensuring the state’s most vulnerable students aren’t left to languish in struggling schools. BPS, for example, wouldn’t be reckoning with systemic…
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Ex-prisoner fought for education behind bars
Sandra Brown walked gingerly down a walkway to the side door of Decatur Correctional Center. She wore jeans and a hooded sweatshirt that said “The Reclamation Project,” and her hair was styled into a thick, high frohawk. Brown is tall, and moves with grace and elegance, so her hairstyle only added to her regal demeanor.…
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The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 | Edutopia
This past year didn’t feel normal, exactly, but compared with the last few trips around the sun, well—it sufficed. In 2021, when we sat down to write our annual edition of the research highlights, we were in the throes of postpandemic recovery and wrote about the impact of a grueling year in which burnout and…
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Education Freedom Wins Big in Arizona
Arizona came closer to the important goal of separating education and state with the defeat of a ballot challenge to a recently adopted school-choice law. In June, the state legislature voted to allow education funding to be used for whatever learning path best suits individual children, not just to support government-run institutions that fail to…
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A Guide to Rethinking Education After Pandemic
As the pandemic kicked in and much of the world went into lockdown, schools everywhere were forced to adapt. Much of the national media coverage made the result look like a total disaster:. Students everywhere set back; teachers burnt out; and parents at wit’s end. And certainly there have been plenty of challenges for educators…
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Arizona teacher brags about work-around for sex education law in the state so she can talk about gender with little kids
PHOENIX, AZ –Arizona educators are prevented from speaking to students who are below fifth grade about sexual education. Despite the law, a second-grade teacher has found a workaround that she has been sharing on TikTok which would allow her and others to get children from kindergarten to fourth grade to announce what gender pronouns they…
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New Leadership Continues the Wei LAB Legacy | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Dr. Brian A. Burt, director and chief research scientist at the Wei LAB.Twelve years after its creation, Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison has a new director: Dr. Brian A. Burt. Burt, a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar and associate professor of higher education at the University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW—Madison),…
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Lawsuit: Parents Say Special Education Cases Are Rigged Against Them – Disability Scoop
Virginia’s courts routinely rule against parents of students with disabilities who sue to ensure their children are receiving an appropriate education, according to a class action lawsuit filed in federal court last week. The suit names the Fairfax County Public Schools in northern Virginia as well as the state department of education, which trains and…