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Leader sees cross-generational value in a nationwide education corps
As many baby boomers retire, they can apply their professional skills to volunteer tutoring or mentoring at-risk youth, Pace University's president writes.
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School business managers let principals focus on instruction
The optional positions, created in Atlanta Public Schools, aim to relieve principals of some school operations responsibilities like ordering supplies.
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ColumnPre-to-3: What can countries with high-performing early-childhood systems teach the US?
In a new book, a leading researcher details lessons learned from an examination of policies and programs for young children in countries including Australia, Finland and Singapore.
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Shuttered Saint Joseph's finds new life in 2-year college partnership
The college will join another Catholic institution, Marian University, to offer associate degrees in liberal arts, information technology and business.
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Selena Gomez, Michael B. Jordan partner with Coach brand to mentor high school students
As Coach teams up with nonprofit The Future Project, the two celebrities will visit schools and work with students to "bring their dreams for self, school or society to life.”
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Dartmouth to remove racist, sexist murals from campus building
A committee said the murals, which have been taught in 50-plus courses since access was restricted in 2011, should be preserved as university artifacts.
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Schools can take lead in tackling sexual harassment
Clear policies, intentional education on the topic and open, age-appropriate discussions starting as early as 6th grade are ways educators can address this issue head-on.
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George Mason U calls for more transparency around gifts
A review of philanthropic giving found troubling language in 29 of 300 donor agreements, following concern over a $10 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation.
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Q&AHow campuses can play better defense against expanding cyberthreats
Russell Schrader, of the National Cyber Security Alliance, shares ways institutions can keep information, and the means of exchanging it, secure.
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U of Illinois adds 'Trumpaganda' course as more colleges try to teach Trump
The eight-week class focuses its discussion of propaganda around the 2018 midterms, joining a trend of bringing current events into the curriculum.
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Early-childhood advocates alarmed at growth of online preschool programs
More than 100 educators and experts signed a petition warning families against these programs, which they say could cause behavior problems or delays in social-emotional development.
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Connecticut community colleges add stackable robotics apprenticeship
The two-year program was developed in response to demand for those skills across the state and country and feeds into a four-year degree.
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Deep DiveWhat did California's novel approach to funding early-childhood programs achieve?
The impact of the First 5 initiative, spearheaded by actor-director Rob Reiner, is complicated to measure because of the lack of longitudinal data.
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California students wrote a law to hold textbook publishers accountable for changes, rising costs
The voluntary legislation targets textbooks' rising prices and frequent updates, asking publishers to note changes between editions on their websites.
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How filmmaker Rob Reiner put early childhood in the limelight
Recruiting Hollywood A-listers for help, Reiner paved the way for passage of a tobacco tax to fund programs for California's youngest children — and helped to spread a national movement.
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Ethics, philosophy are important lessons to teach students in the digital age
Many say students need STEM education to prepare for a fast-changing workforce, but it's even more critical that they grasp the moral boundaries surrounding new technologies.
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Deep DiveWhat's the blueprint for a 21st-century college campus?
With enrollments declining and technology advancing, colleges are breaking ground on high- and low-tech spaces — from lecture halls to libraries to dorm rooms — that give students and faculty new ways to engage.
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NCTQ report: Teacher evaluations improve quality
Having at least three rating categories, the authors write, allows states and districts to "differentiate the supports that are made available to teachers."
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Grading practices often biased toward more affluent students, report says
Considering all students' recent performance instead of averaging grades over time and letting them re-do assignments are two ways to improve school equity, the author writes.
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Deep DiveClassroom redesigns can shape a more comfortable, inviting home for learning
Efforts to rethink learning spaces begin from the walls down, and teachers can play a critical role.
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Students can trade personal data for coffee at this cafe
A Japanese cafe chain is setting up near U.S. college campuses, where they are exempt from many laws governing student data collection.
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Schools require additional strategies to prevent and respond to cyberbullying
Empowering students to speak up when they see instances of bullying is one way school leaders can try to quash the problem.
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Opinion3 ways technology and innovation can drastically transform learning
Superintendent Matt Prusiecki of Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township in Indiana writes that educators can leverage new technology to expand learning and career opportunities for students.
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Dual-enrollment programs can expand college access to lower-income students
At East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, qualifying students can take college classes after school for free.
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Report: 5 ways to improve community college student success
Educational pathways based on career goals and emerging technologies for targeted support can improve retention, the Brookings Institution found.
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