The Atlantic: “As the Obama administration comes to a close, [Education Secretary] King and other top officials are calling on schools and nonprofits to make sure kids like him don’t fall through the proverbial cracks—getting suspended or even expelled when tough circumstances prompt them to act out—moving forward.”
District Administration: “‘With students coming from different minority cultures, there’s a lot of distrust with law enforcement—sometimes with very good reason. ... Education is the start of really getting through some of that distrust and creating a bridge between the community and enforcement.’”
EdSource: “One in four youth in the United States struggles through some form of dating abuse. Nearly half of students who have experienced dating abuse report that at least part of the abuse occurred at school.”
Education Post: “While state and local governments will always play the predominant role in education, the new administration needs to understand the historic role that the federal government has played in driving equity, and promoting excellence and innovation.”
The Huffington Post: “This is a moment for purposeful anti-racist teaching and action in all public spaces.”
The Huffington Post: “The post-truth era demands that teachers reevaluate how we teach media literacy, but it also clarifies the work we must do to reinvigorate our approaches to inspiring students to become patient, active, moral thinkers.”
Los Angeles Times: “‘The field of education is changing. Universities and K-12 systems can’t work in isolation anymore.’”
National Public Radio: “A key underlying philosophy of the [ASD Nest] program is that education—the classroom—provides the most effective treatment for autism.”
The New York Times: “Besides enforcing real reporting, how can we prevent bullying on buses?”
ThinkProgress: “In a move that will likely doom countless children to the school-to-prison pipeline, Missouri will soon charge students who get into fights with felonies.”
The Washington Post: “As part of a project called Viajes de Mi Vida—or, Journeys of My Life—De La O and about 70 of his classmates conceived, wrote and illustrated children’s storybooks in English and Spanish that are now in the hands of Salvadoran schoolchildren.”
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