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College and Career Readiness

Only 3 percent of adults think students are "very prepared" for college when they graduate from high school, according to a Gallup survey released last week.




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College and Career Readiness

In a new exploration of dual enrollment, the Education Commission of the States calls on states to rethink their restrictive policies.




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College and Career Readiness

Students from low-income families face a bumpier road than their wealthier peers, according to the National Center for Education Statistics' annual Condition of Education data compendium.




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How Did Charter Schools Spread?

Almost 30 years after the first charter school legislation passed, guest blogger Sarah Tantillo takes a look at how this movement emerged and spread.




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Coaches Immune From Student's Privacy Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules

Two high school softball coaches are immune from a student's privacy lawsuit because there was no clearly established law barring school officials from discussing a student's private matters with the student's parent.




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High School Soccer Player Pleads Guilty in Death of Referee

A 17-year-old Utah soccer player accused of killing a referee earlier this year pleaded guilty to third-degree felony homicide by assault.




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Appeals Court Puts Kibosh on Deferred-Compensation Plan for NCAA Athletes

A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a proposed plan that would have paid certain student-athletes as much as $5,000 annually in deferred compensation.




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Texas Cheerleaders Take Religious Message Battle to State Supreme Court

A group of Texas high school cheerleaders filed a petition with the state Supreme Court over an ongoing dispute about the display of banners with religious messages at high school football games.




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Parents Sue N.Y. School Districts, Medical Responders Over Football Player's Death

The parents of a 16-year-old who died last fall from football-related brain trauma are suing the New York school districts he played for and the medical responders who tended to him the night he sustained his fatal injury.




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Team Sues Little League Over Stripped Championship

A Chicago-based former Little League team has filed a lawsuit against Little League International over the organization's decision to strip the team's United States championship earlier this year.




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Parents Sue Little League for Allegedly Ignoring Eligibility Concerns

In the lawsuit, the Chicago-based team's parents allege Little League was aware of potential residency issues, "but chose to ignore and/or deliberately conceal these facts in order to garner higher ratings, publicity, and money."




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U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over Cheerleader-Uniform Design

The battle stems from Varsity Brands' efforts to gain copyright protection for the design of stripes, chevrons, zigzags, and color blocks that are on its uniforms.




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How Teachers Can Encourage Moral Behavior

How can you teach students to distinguish right from wrong when they see others violate moral standards shamelessly? Eminent psychologist Albert Bandura explains the perils of moral disengagement.




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Federal Way reaches settlement with DOJ over school bullying




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Mental Health

Better access to mental health services could improve safety in Pennsylvania schools, according to a state task force report posted online last week.




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Here's How to Protect Students' Mental Health

Teacher-student relationships matter a lot. Research suggests a number of ways to strengthen them, writes Heather C. Hill.




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Will Teachers Get Priority for COVID-19 Vaccines?

The question has increasing urgency as coronavirus rates surge and more public health experts say keeping schools open is essential.




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Is the Nation's Rising Graduation Rate Real?

More high school students than ever are graduating, and a new report suggests that’s not due to lowered standards—it’s because students are actually learning more.




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Amid virus outbreak, New Mexico addresses school enrollment




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Teachers in Pa. District Agree to Work for Free (Again)

The Chester Upland district has faced financial hardship for decades, and for the second time in four years, teachers will be working without pay.




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Union Slams New Mexico Plan to Give Teachers Classroom-Supply Money

As an attempt to mitigate a persistent school supply problem, New Mexico plans to give some 23,000 teachers prepaid gift cards for use on classroom materials. One local union calls it a distraction from larger funding issues.




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Rebuilding Japan: A look at OM’s relief effort over the last year

OM Japan feels honoured to have played a small part in helping bring hope and relief to tsunami survivors.




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Easter eggs point to Jesus

Seeing an opportunity to talk about Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the staff at SonRise Café in Tokyo sells Easter eggs before Easter.




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Prayer walks lead to answered prayers

Matto Christ Church in Ishikawa prefecture experienced many answers to prayer since they were introduced to prayer walking by an OMer.




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A visit to the Kumamoto earthquake disaster area

Two OMers were asked to help a church network deliver relief supplies to churches in Kumamoto after two large earthquakes had struck the area.




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News24 Business | GCIS defends R7 million spend on 'social reality' TV show amid opposition criticism

Despite criticism of electioneering, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has defended its R7 million social-reality television show.




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News24 Business | Khaya Sithole | SAA deal: a lesson in failure to launch

SAA now remains firmly in state hands - a state that it insists it can no longer provide the type of capital support it desperately needs. Who should feel vindicated? asks Khaya Sithole.




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A new deal

OM Angola's leader reaches out to a group of young people to offer them a new deal on life.




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A new generation of leaders

OM Angola sets out to change the future of the country’s youth.




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Here's What Works Best in Teacher Professional Development

In response to one school district's commitment to professional development, research explores teacher PD best practices and reviews the district's offerings.




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What Other Countries Can Teach the U.S. About Teacher Professional Development

Countries that score highest on an international measure of student achievement tend to have these three things in common when it comes to professional development for teachers.




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Professional Learning Is More Meaningful When Done as a Team

High-quality professional learning is difficult to provide in education, principal Jasmine Kullar writes. Here's a solution.




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How Teachers Can and Should Use Technology in the Classroom

Integrating technology requires a significant investment of time and money, but the resources are well-spent if the focus is improving instruction, writes educational consultant Matthew Lynch.




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A Gap in Teacher Training: Working With Students Who Have Concussions

A growing number of students have experienced a brain injury that could affect their ability to learn in school. Yet most teachers aren't prepared to work with these students.




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'It's Not Just Yoga and Nail Paint': Inside the Teacher Self-Care Conference

The two-day event, now in its third year, offers workshops on mental health and burnout, time-management and goal-setting, and strategies for navigating toxic workplace environments.




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Haves and Have-Nots: We Must Prioritize Outside Professional Development for ALL Teachers

Many outside PD opportunities still separate the "haves" from the "have-nots" and uphold systemic oppression.




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No, Mentoring a Student-Teacher Won't Hurt Your Evaluation Score, Study Suggests

Mentoring a student-teacher won't hurt a teacher's district evaluation score—in fact, it might even give it a boost, according to a working study.




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Teaching in the U.S. Should Be More 'Intellectually Attractive,' Global Expert Says

A panel of experts—including a national teacher's union president and an official from the Department of Education—discussed how to make teaching a more attractive profession.




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What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics

Many teachers are tapped to teach physics without prior training or experience. A new study explores a possible solution.




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Teachers Prepare for Tough Classroom Conversations on the Civil War

About two dozen teachers from across the country spent a week wrestling with questions about how to remember the Confederacy.




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Research Center's Leadership Professional-Development Program Had No Impact. Why?

A recent study found that one organization's instructional-leadership professional development had no impact. Could it be because the topic of instructional leadership needs to be expanded?




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When Teaching Media Literacy, Which News Sources Are Credible? Even Teachers Don't Agree

Like other Americans, liberal and conservative teachers perceive news sources' credibility differently. How does that affect their teaching of media literacy?




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Putting the 'Professional' Back in Teacher Professional Development

Teachers are the experts of the classroom, so they should be empowered to lead professional development, educators said at a forum that included the two national teachers' union presidents.




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Teachers Share Resources for Teaching Online During Coronavirus School Closures

To help ease the transition to remote instruction, educators have launched virtual professional learning communities to share resources, ask questions, and give advice.




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How to Bring 'Surprise and Delight' to Virtual Teacher Training During COVID-19

A Kansas teacher of the year explains her approach to offering super engaging professional development in a virtual setting.




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Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools?

The justices hear arguments Nov. 12 on the Trump administration's effort to end deportation relief under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, in a case pitting the administration and GOP-leaning states against a host of education and advocacy groups.




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In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House

The 2016 National Teacher of the Year will represent Connecticut’s 5th district, becoming the first African-American woman from the state to serve in Congress.




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How Warren's Year as a Young Teacher Could Factor in the 2020 Campaign

The swirl of attention around Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s story of being forced out of a teaching job when she was pregnant intensifies the spotlight on her background and K-12 credentials.




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How Teacher Strikes Could Factor in 2020 Elections

The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike drew attention from Democratic presidential candidates in Illinois, a state won by Democrats in the last White House contest. For 2020, it's possible we could see a twist on that story: big-city teacher strikes in states with less predictable outcomes.




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Endorsements Still Touchy for Teachers' Unions in Presidential Election Season

Both the AFT and the NEA vowed to engage their members more deeply this year in deciding who to back for the White House. How well have they done?