All Education
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First Look Yale study finds implicit racial bias in preschool teachers
The findings suggest that teachers need more support in understanding the struggles of other communities, said Linda K. Smith, deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development.
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FIXcast: The Power of One Caring Person
In this episode, FIXcast host Samantha Laine and Monitor staff Yvonne Zipp discuss education inequality—and the importance of that one person who can change everything.
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First Look San Jose State University investigates after swastikas found on campus
Swastika signs and hate speech were found in two San Jose State University dorms on Tuesday, as universities nationwide struggle to address an increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campuses.
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First Look Should schools feed students whose parents haven't paid for lunch? (+video)
A cafeteria worker from Pennsylvania quit her job last week after she was forced to deny a hot lunch to a child whose parents had not kept current with lunch payments.
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UNH to spend thrifty librarian's money on a $1 million football scoreboard
The University of New Hampshire was criticized after saying it plans to spend part of a $4 million librarian's bequest on a new video scoreboard for the football team.
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US teacher shortage: how to keep teachers from quitting
For the first time since 1990, educators and policymakers are concerned about teacher shortages. One answer: support current teachers.
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First Look Connecticut AG challenges ruling that state's education is unequal and unconstitutional
Attorney General George Jepsen says he'll appeal the state Supreme Court decision, which found Connecticut's education funding system unconstitutional.
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2017 US News College Rankings: Do colleges still care?
US News and World Report has been ranking colleges for more than 30 years. But after decades of competition, criticism, and debate, do the rankings still matter to the students colleges hope to attract?
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Trump's $20 billion school choice proposal for inner-city students
In Ohio, Donald Trump proposed spending $20 billion on grants for inner-city children to attend a school of their choice if he’s elected. But would it attract minority groups whom he’s failed to captivate thus far?
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EqualEd Want preschoolers to succeed? Help their teachers.
Connecticut offers free mental health services to all preschool programs that request them. As concerns grow about suspensions of young children, the approach greatly reduces troubling behaviors, a new study finds.
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Focus Connecticut schools: unequal – and now unconstitutional
Connecticut is the most unequal state by income distribution, and that shows up in its public schools. Now, a new legal ruling is forcing the state to reconsider how to deal with those challenges.
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EqualEd How US schools are combating chronic absenteeism
Nationally, 13 percent of students – about 6.5 million – miss more than 15 days of school each year. First-ever national data show that just 4 percent of school districts account for half of chronically absent students.
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Focus What happens when cops become hallway monitors
The number of police in schools has skyrocketed in recent decades. But as students head back to school, the big question is: How effective are they?
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Briefing Back to school: 4 key questions
The Northeast and other states head back to school this week, as a new civil rights education law replacing No Child Left Behind begins to take effect this fall.
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A tale of two districts: In economic recovery, some schools left behind
The disparities seen in two Illinois school districts are emblematic of a growing rich school, poor school divide seen in many US communities.
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EqualEd How mentoring changed a young man teetering between 2nd chance and jail
Bostonian Taquari Milton wanted to change his life, but didn't know how. A mentor from My Brother's Keeper helped him find his way back to a college-bound track.
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Cornell University's youngest freshman is a 12-year-old boy (+video)
Jeremy Shuler, a 12-year-old home-schooled child of two aerospace engineers, has become the youngest student to enroll at the Ivy League school.
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Focus How to help grandparents raising grandkids in an opioid crisis
Nationwide, the opioid epidemic has contributed to an increase in the number of parents who turn over caregiving responsibility to their relatives. Programs in Georgia and several other states now offer support to these families.
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To atone for past ties to slavery, Georgetown tries something new (+video)
Nearly 200 years ago, Georgetown University profited from the sale of 272 slaves. Now, the school will offer an admissions edge to descendants of those slaves.
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Why D.C. schools are ignoring PE guidelines
A Washington Post report on schools in Washington, D.C., revealed that only a handful of more than 200 schools was complying with physical education requirements. The noncompliance reflects greater issues with PE across the United States.
