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What We’re Reading This Week: December 2

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

 

The Atlantic: “Enforcing civil rights is not a zero-sum game … [and] we are all better off when our system of public education promotes equity in opportunity and justice for all.”

Disability Scoop: “While typical playgrounds can be overwhelming for some children with autism or other challenges, the sensory trail is specially designed to provide cognitive and physical benefits geared toward their needs.”

EdSource: “Supported by civil rights laws, brain science and research on learning, schools in California and across the nation have increasingly made it a priority to try to create classrooms that are welcoming to all. The goal is civil discourse, improved academic performance and fewer discipline incidents.”

Education Week: “Working with parents and educators on digital citizenship gives me hope right now. Schools are teaching their students to interact in kind ways online, because it’s the right thing to do—and also so that students are mindful about creating a positive and admirable digital footprint.”

The Hechinger Report: “With bilingualism linked to enhanced academic and social skills, educators say dual-language programs can be used to narrow the achievement gap and equip underserved students for a future in a competitive workforce.”

National Public Radio: “Dyslexia is so widespread that it forces schools and parents to take action. And yet, it is deeply misunderstood. Even basic questions don't have easy answers.”

The New York Times: “This lesson plan asks students to weigh the potential drawbacks and advantages of the [Dakota Access] pipeline project for all involved, then challenges students to develop a reasonable and just solution to the current standoff.”

The Seattle Times: “‘I’d like to see kids evaluating politicians and what they’re doing, and applying knowledge—not just memorizing facts from 240 years ago. … [T]he election really pushed people to see that education can’t just be all about STEM.’”

The Wall Street Journal: “Some 82% of middle-schoolers couldn’t distinguish between an ad labeled ‘sponsored content’ and a real news story on a website, according to a Stanford University study of 7,804 students from middle school through college.”

The Washington Post: “Rochester International Academy (RIA) provides a strong transitional program for newly arrived immigrant and refugee students, working in close collaboration with families and community partners. Because Rochester is an official resettlement site for the United Nations, 98 percent of RIA’s students are refugees.”

If you come across a current article or blog you think other educators should read, please send it to lfjeditor@splcenter.org, and put “What We’re Reading This Week” in the subject line.

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