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Reddit Teachers Are Refusing To Turn In Their Phones During State Testing

[ad_1] It’s an exceptionally odd time to be an educator. On one hand, we’re trusted with enormous responsibility. We have to provide individualized instruction for a room of up to 35 students, regardless of whether they want to do the work or not. We’re expected to be human shields for our students and practice saint-like …

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Early Intervention: Everything Educators and Families Need To Know

[ad_1] Early intervention comprises services and supports provided to young children with developmental delays. It’s special education for babies and toddlers who are not reaching developmental milestones and, sometimes, for those at risk. Early intervention is provided to kids from birth through age 3. Through early intervention, kids who are eligible receive services to support: …

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Low-income students stand to benefit from stackable credentials

[ad_1] A recent report by the RAND Corporation, a nonpartisan policy think tank, and researchers at the University of Michigan suggests that low-income students are more likely to earn stackable credentials than their peers. The report focuses on two states, Ohio and Colorado. It found that 39 percent of low-income Colorado learners who earned certificates earned …

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How forests behave in a drought: Academic Minute

[ad_1] Today on the Academic Minute: Jeffrey Wood, assistant professor of biometeorology at the school of natural resources at the University of Missouri at Columbia, discusses how exploring forests’ reaction to drought conditions might be key to planning for a warmer future. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Most Popular Stories Most Popular [ad_2] …

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Two student deaths add to N.C. State’s grim tally

[ad_1] Two North Carolina State University students died, apparently by suicide, within a 24-hour period, ABC11 reported Thursday. They are the sixth and seventh suicides among NC State students this academic year. “I am regretfully writing to you today with very sad news,” N.C. State chancellor Randy Woodson wrote in a statement on the university’s …

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