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This family child care provider is working to ensure ‘an invisible workforce’ is seen — and preserved

by Liz Bell | June 3, 2024

Shalicia Jackson, also known as Shay, has done almost everything there is to do in early childhood education. Jackson has been an assistant child care teacher, a lead teacher, a Head Start coordinator, a family advocate, and a social worker in public schools.…

Asian American oral history projects highlight importance of student representation

by Laura Browne | June 3, 2024

Green Hope High School student Akshara Venkatesa wanted to do her final AP United States History (APUSH) class project last school year on the history of Indian Americans like her, but she ran into a problem.…

Perspective | Teaching about the Holocaust with empathy, respect, and vetted lessons

by Callie Hammond | June 3, 2024

As a sixth-grade English teacher, I have always relied on novels and stories that expose my students to significant historical events and meaningful questions that foster and develop their self-efficacy and empathy.…

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• Black Teachers Have the Highest Morale. Why?

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• REPORT | In FY 2023, the Office of Civil Rights confronted the highest volume of complaints in history, receiving 19,201 complaints

  Annual Report to the President and Secretary of the Department of Education | May 31, 2024

• Federal Student Aid office to undergo ‘full-scale review’

  K-12 DIVE | May 31, 2024

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