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Educator’s View: The Key to Helping Students Right Now Is to Invest in Teachers’ Well-Being. How My Inner-City DC School Is Doing Just That
The well-being of teachers and students is deeply interconnected. When adults experience stress and its physical manifestations, children who are around them acutely sense it, writes Candice Bobo.
Many certificate programs don’t pay off, but colleges want to keep offering them anyway
New research from the nonprofit National Student Legal Defense Network and scholars at George Washington University shows that nearly two-thirds of undergraduate certificate programs left their students worse off than the typical high school graduate, making an average of less than $25,000 per year.
Senate, Assembly agree California schools should receive billions more in unrestricted funding
Legislative leaders agreed this week that giving schools billions of dollars more in unrestricted funding would be their top priority in negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom over next year’s bountiful state budget.
How Schools Can Build a Culture of Support for Educator Mental Health
Through the Voices of Change project, EdSurge has been conversing with educators and school leaders to understand how schools are adapting to meet the needs of their learning communities as they face the 2021-22 school year. EdSurge researchers conducted surveys and facilitated focus groups, small-group virtual convenings and in-depth interviews with more than 90 educators to learn more about their experiences.
The future of work starts early in this California school district — just ask a fifth grader
In Cajon Valley Union School District, career thinking, exploration and respect for all jobs begins in kindergarten.
FAFSA completion falls about 9% from previous year, report says
About 9% fewer students completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms as of the end of March than had done so at the same point last year, according to new data from the National College Attainment Network. This amounts to 873,489 fewer students filing a FAFSA.
‘Scalpel, please’: Students practice robotics, get taste of medical careers
Utah high schoolers used a robotic tool that helps doctors perform surgeries at a nearby hospital, revealing their excitement in emerging medical careers.
What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like?
Young people and educators in Alabama, Texas, Washington and Virginia talk about how they are navigating issues ensnared in the culture wars.
Early education training program for high schoolers in Hilo hopes to bolster local workforce
A new pilot program underway in Hilo aims to bolster the local workforce of early childhood educators by providing real-world training and college courses to students still in high school.