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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

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Supporting Students Means Taking Care of Parents, Too. Here?s How Schools Can Help.

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It is important, perhaps now more than ever, to recognize the inherent strengths of each parent while also tending to their personal development, motivation and self-actualization. The program is offered at our school in East Palo Alto, California, where most of the community is low-income.

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Youth? ?Can? ?Change? ?the? ?World:? ?Lessons? ?from? ?the? ?T-Mobile? ?Changemaker? ?Lab?

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It's recharged and motivated me." They work with schools, local governments, and other youth development programs to offer a series of five week-long educational workshops. So it's inspiring to be around other young people who are passionate about addressing community issues and hear their feedback on how we can grow together.

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How This Teacher Brings Census Data to Life in the Classroom

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Bolstered by his trademark energy and enthusiasm, along with educator resources from Statistics in Schools (SIS), he's motivating students to learn about statistical literacy, data analytics, interpreting maps and the overall significance of the census. In just that one activity, there was a combination of a lot of excellent skills.

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Empowering Students Through Durable Skills: Insights from Partnering and Learning with America Succeeds

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In May 2024, TNTP and America Succeeds launched a partnership to expand durable skills development opportunities for all learners. The report does not focus solely on skillswhich we know are importantbut instead identifies the core practices that provide young people opportunities to build and apply those skills.

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The Best Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Busy Parents

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When kids have fun while learning, they are more likely to retain information and stay motivated. By understanding their surroundings, kids build problem-solving skills and an appreciation for different places and cultures. Government & Citizenship What makes a good citizen ?

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An Education ‘Intrapreneur’ on the Difficulties Innovating in a Conservative Industry

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We hope his story—and its imperfect ending—can motivate those of you who are on your career journeys to find work that makes you happy and taps into your passions. It became clear to me that those in public sector, in state and local government, in higher ed, and in K-12 had potentially a very different role. That's right.

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