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Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve

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Where Black history wasn’t a side note but a central narrative. Because contrary to popular belief, not every Black child is navigating poverty, violence or a broken home. A space where test scores didn’t define worth. Where learning is personalized.

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Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do

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In fact, in my practice as an educator who teaches U.S. history in an urban St. As much as the sentiment of students standing up to the powers that be warms my punk rock heart, it’s hard to balance my beliefs in authority with the need to always be the leader in control at the front of the classroom.

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Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books

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The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. Brooklyn’s program gives readers between 13 and 21 anywhere in the country the ability to opt in.

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Charting a path forward in K-12

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After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12 education in history. Prioritizing Academic Acceleration and Achievement. Offering Hope to a Generation of Students.

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Nonprofit CFY honors innovative parents and ed-tech visionaries

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Pullinger has a rich history in leading the organization where she currently manages more than 300 volunteer practitioners globally, and oversees the operations of the organization which now has over 12,000 members in 17 locations. Ann McMullan is an educational technology consultant based in Los Angeles. 2015 ILA Honorees.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

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As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

History 197
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Why Music Education Is More Than Learning How to Play

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If you were fortunate enough to have music education in school, what were those classes like? Did you listen to the classics and learn about the history of music? Musicians and music educators alike say that learning music is so much more than just playing an instrument, or learning about your favorite artists.

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