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STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

STEM movements often miss one thing — the voices of today’s students. As a result, our generation’s relationship with technology and STEM education is distinct. And we have a few ideas about how to build a better, more inclusive future for women in STEM. Number one: More after-school and summer STEM programs.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

The drop in humanities majors and a significant and simultaneous rise in the number of STEM graduates show that students have altered their understanding of what they should study to achieve success in the post-collegiate job market. Miriam Hamburger, a 2017 religious studies graduate from Occidental College, is a good example.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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The study emphasizes a critical equity issue: our most vulnerable students are those most impacted by a declining numbers of school librarians. I recently chatted with project director, Deb Kachel to dig a little deeper into what the study means and her hopes for its impact and use. or SLIDE research project. It was never documented.

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Online Education Advocacy Group Launches as Dept. of Ed Proposes Loosening Regulations

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The collaborative effort stems in part from each organization’s participation in 2019 in rulemaking negotiations with the U.S. Department of Education about distance learning regulations. There are think tanks and individuals that cannot let go of that association and have looked to online learning in general with a very jaundiced eye.”

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Universal preschool is most cost-effective, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Preschool is most likely to help low-income children if their classmates come from a range of family incomes, according to a new study. That approach is based on the results of many earlier studies that have found attending preschool helps kids from disadvantaged backgrounds start kindergarten on a stronger academic footing.

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OPINION: We need targeted funding for racial equity in our public schools. California may have some lessons for all of us

The Hechinger Report

Related: ‘Kids who have less, need more’: The fight over school funding School funding stems from three major sources: federal, state and local. I spent the previous five years in California training teachers and studying school improvement. Looking at average breakdowns from recent data , we see that U.S.

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As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

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Her official role at Stony Brook is as an administrator in the university’s mechanical engineering department, but she also serves as site leader for the United University Professions FAST Fund at Stony Brook, a program that provides students with small sums of money to help them through emergencies that could derail their studies. “I

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