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All posts tagged "Education and Training"
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1.8KNewsDemand soars for kids’ books addressing violence, trauma
As anxiety and depression rates have soared among young Americans, educators and advocates say children's books can play a role in helping...
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1.1KNewsSenators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension
Two Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly excluding kids from class because of behaviors related...
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2.1KNewsElectrical workers union trains Chicago youth for growing solar market
The solar academy run by Chicago’s branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 134, is a direct path to...
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1.5KNewsTeacher shortages are real, but not for the reason you heard
Everywhere, it seems, back-to-school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage. The U.S. education secretary has called for investment to...
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1.2KNewsSchool districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout
School districts have provided increased mental health training for staff, classroom support as well as resources and systems aimed at identifying burned...
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878NewsDC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
A landmark social program will provide children of the city's poorest families with up to $25,000 when they reach adulthood — for...
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2.4KNewsQ&A: What students lost during COVID and how we can support them now
Youth Today spoke with Lacayo about his experiences teaching throughout the pandemic, how policymakers can support students and teachers and the importance...
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1.4KNewsWhite House plan to put 250,000 volunteers, staff in schools draws support, skepticism
The new student success partnership is the latest in a web of initiatives that attempts to make up for the learning and...
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2.2KNewsSome states approve mental health sick days for students
The language varies from state to state, with some bills limiting the number of allowable mental health days and others requiring a...
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1.0KNews‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
Hundreds of thousands of recent graduates are heading to college this fall after spending more than half their high school careers dealing...
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2.9KFrom the BureausWhat happened after Minneapolis removed police officers from schools
By September 2020, 11 new unarmed public safety support specialists, many with law enforcement-related backgrounds, were in place and on the Minneapolis...
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1.4KNewsSome schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread....
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1.3K► ReportsRecovering learning: Are children and youth on track in skills development?
UNICEF and the Education Commission publish a new report taking a comprehensive look at skills attainment among children and youth across the...
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1.1KNewsJill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour
Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will visit Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan this week to examine summer learning programs that are...
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1.1KNewsWork at a school or nonprofit? You could erase student loans
When Melissa Martinez applied to have her student loan debt forgiven more than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Education told...
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1.2KNewsMental health figures into Pennsylvania’s education funding
Amid a growing population of youth experiencing mental health crises, as well as another spate of mass shootings around the country, Pennsylvania...
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1.6KNewsLuring pandemic-impacted youth back to college will take effort, educators say
Colleges and universities have lost nearly 1.3 million students since spring 2020 as youth of color bear the brunt of the pandemic...
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1.3K► ReportsStudy: Schooling for incarcerated youth is fragmented, inferior
Most of the 50 states have clearly designated which agencies are in charge of hiring teachers for incarcerated juveniles, creating teaching curriculum...
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1.2KNewsAfter year of violence, US schools try to tame tensions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first week of school was supposed to mark a triumphant return to classrooms at San Francisco’s Everett...
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3.0KNews‘Without language, we are nothing’: New Mexico to pay Native-language teachers equally
Today, students in New Mexico schools can study many of the eight indigenous languages of New Mexico’s 23 tribal entities. It’s an...
