The Atlantic: “Learning about the alt-right, for example, is a lesson in political literacy. Teachers should not ask students to decide whether the alt-right is a good thing, but they can teach how it came about and how it has affected the political system.”
Chalkbeat: “The approach focuses on teaching groups of parents to engage their children academically, and encourages them to talk about how their students are performing as a group—not just individually.”
Disability Scoop: “[Ava Neyer, of Rancho Cordova, California,] said she hopes that the growing visibility of people with autism in pop culture will lead to more opportunities for them in the real world.”
Education Week: “While most teachers said that it’s important to talk about these topics in the classroom, 42 percent noted that it was difficult to discuss national politics with students—more so than any other controversial issue.”
The Hechinger Report: “We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities.”
The Huffington Post: “The [transgender people] who do work in education often have to navigate a sticky web of parents, students and colleagues who have varying levels of acceptance, amid a backdrop of minimal workplace protections.”
The Huffington Post: “The time has long since come for truth, transparency and talks in every sector of society, including media, advertisement and entertainment. We can challenge each other, gain understanding and create a more just, humane, and peaceful world. That is possible and what I am hopeful will transpire as a result of the Pepsi ad.”
National Public Radio: “As President Trump moves to fulfill his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally, they’ll most likely include Mexicans whose children were born in the U.S.. Over half a million of these kids are already in Mexico.”
The New York Times: “[The Union Public Schools district] shows what can be achieved when a public school system takes the time to invest in a culture of high expectations, recruit top-flight professionals and develop ties between schools and the community.”
The Seattle Times: “The rate of black students doing advanced coursework has nearly doubled, to 34 percent, and Federal Way now has better participation among minority and low-income children in gifted programs than any other large, diverse district in the state.”
Teen Vogue: “We really want to be tackling racial literacy for students across America. We wanted to make sure that our stories (in the textbook) were applicable to students all over America.”
The Washington Post: “‘In many cities and states across the country, lesbian and gay workers are being fired because of who they love. But, with this decision, federal law is catching up to public opinion.’”
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