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  • Grupo Presiona al Congreso para Fondear Programa para la Diversidad en la Enseñanza

    RICHMOND, Va. — Una coalición de educadores y oficiales presiona al Congreso para fondear la iniciatdiva H.R. 4288, en favor de entrenar más maestros en Colegios y Universidades Históricamente Negras (“Historically Black Colleges and Universities”, HBCUs). Persiste una brecha en Virginia, entre la cantidad de estudiantes de color, y maestros...
  • Group Presses Congress to Fund Program for Diversity in Teaching

    RICHMOND, Va. — As protests against systemic racism continue across the country, a group of educators and officials is urging Congress to pass a bill to bring more diversity into the teaching workforce. The Augustus Hawkins grant program supports educator training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Desiree Carver-Thomas, a researcher...
  • Hablando con los estudiantes sobre el racismo sistémico

    PIERRE, S.D. – El asesinato de George Floyd por parte de un oficial de policía en Minneapolis amplificó los llamamientos para que los blancos hablen abiertamente sobre el racismo sistémico. Esas llamadas incluyen adultos que tienen conversaciones con niños en edad escolar. Los manifestantes que demandan justicia racial dicen...
  • Talking to Students About Systemic Racism

    PIERRE, S.D. — The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis has amplified calls for white people to openly discuss systemic racism. Those calls include adults having talks with school-age children. Protesters demanding racial justice say providing children with a better understanding of the history behind...
  • High-Speed Internet Access Critical for Students and Job Seekers

    The job market is rapidly changing, thanks to new and emerging technologies. As a result, job training has become highly specialized, even at the high school level. While young people living in urban and suburban communities often benefit from on-site access to the specialized education that they will need...
  • Report: CA Teacher Shortage Persists, Hits High-Poverty Schools Hardest

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In California and across the nation, districts are struggling to hire enough teachers. And the shortage is getting worse, according to a new report. There remains a supply gap of about 110,000 teachers nationwide as of last school year, primarily because more teachers are quitting or...
  • Escuelas Preescolares de Arizona avanzan a pesar de las clasificaciones nacionales

    PHOENIX – Mientras un reporte nacional sobre programas preescolares recientemente dio a Arizona una nota baja, el grupo defensor local Primero lo Primero (First Things First) afirma estar haciendo progresos en el estado en estándares de calidad que no se reflejan en el reporte de la Universidad Rutgers. El...
  • Study: Poverty, Location Factors In Student Literacy

    PHOENIX — A study of literacy programs for Arizona third-graders found that children who live in poverty or attend rural schools are at a disadvantage in learning to read. The report evaluated how effective reading instruction programs were for third-grade students based on a number of key metrics derived...
  • Groundbreaking Bill Introduced to Ban Animal Dissection in CA Schools

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California could become the first state in the nation to ban the dissection of animals in K-12 schools if a bill just introduced in the state Legislature were to pass. Assembly Bill 1586, called the Replacing Animals in Science Education (or...
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