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Category Archives: Educational policy
Lowering Substitute Teacher Requirements: A Solution to the Shortage
By: Ibtesam Mustafa Teachers are absent for an average of 6% of the school year — this is where substitutes step in. Substitute teachers are critical to a school’s daily operation. They give teachers a sense of security, knowing their … Continue reading
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Preschool Doesn’t Improve Test Scores: Why That’s Good, by John Groden
Preschool attendance does not actually improve standardized test scores. This recent finding seems to fly in the face of decades of research, advocacy, and common sense. It also calls into question the billions of dollars that federal, state, and local … Continue reading
Posted in Educational policy, Preschool, public education, school curriculum
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The Federal Government’s Role in Ending Exclusionary Discipline, by Jessi Dixon
The federal government has an essential role in protecting students of color. School discipline policies and procedures have an adverse impact on the educational outcomes of students. According to a 2018 report from the Center for Promise, harsh school discipline … Continue reading
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Tagged school discipline
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Critical Race Theory and Higher Education’s Newest Battle Over Tenure and Academic Freedom by Elizabeth Becker
Since January of 2021, state legislatures have proposed over 100 bills limiting teaching in classrooms. These topics include race, American history, gender identity, sexual orientation, politics, and Critical Race Theory (understanding the social constructs of race and the systemic barriers … Continue reading
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What Does the Mahanoy Decision Mean for Off-Campus Speech and Title IX?, by Jenny Lee
Can schools discipline students for what they post online? While the classic lawyer’s answer—“It depends”—still applies, the window has just gotten a bit narrower. In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader who was … Continue reading
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Tagged Title IX
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Did you know that School Recess has Healing Power!?, by Viswa Senthilkumar
Parents, educators, and legislators are focused on post-COVID “learning loss” instead of healing and learning from the loss. When my brain is too tired from constantly working for hours, I give it a break. There is a coffee/tea break, lunch … Continue reading
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Student Surveillance – Beneficial or Dystopian?, by Essence Hill
Imagine being transported to an elementary school twenty years ago. Before the average student had personal cell phones. The only camera on campus was perched at the front door of the building to monitor who entered and exited. Teachers were … Continue reading
Posted in Educational policy, School policing
Tagged COVID, digital divide, remote learning, school security
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Should COVID-19 Bring the End of Standardized Testing?, by Lilia Valdez
Worldwide, 2020 has been different for plenty of reasons. With the cancellations of all normalcy, it is fair to assume that effects of COVID-19 on young people around the world will take years to understand, and even longer to move … Continue reading
Posted in Educational equity, Educational policy
Tagged COVID, remote learning, standardized testing, student assessment
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