The Ghost of Betsy DeVos Still Hangs over Title IX. Here’s How the Feds Can Do Better To Protect Students From Sexual Harassment and Assault.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title IX has been “eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration,” under Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Here’s How To Respect Newcomer Students As They Learn English

Students with scant English are spilling into classrooms across the United States for a rainbow of reasons.

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Hey Shawnta! How Do I Build a Relationship With My Child’s Teacher When We Only Connect Through Remind?

Hey Shawnta! I Hate My School, My Principal, and My Job. I Love the Students, but I Don’t Think I Can Make It Through This Year. What Should I Do?

You can stay or you can go. Whatever path you choose, know that a happy, healthy teacher is what’s best for both you and your students.

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American Bully: The Making of a Bully

This Bullying Prevention Month, we’re exploring how adults’ bad example influences schoolyard bullies.

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Emily Hanford’s New Podcast Explains How Teachers Were Sold a Story. Now Let’s Follow the Science, Not Our Biases

Effective reading instruction is a matter of economic, social, and racial justice.

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Give a Kid an Algorithm and They Learn for a Day; Teach Them How to Solve Problems and They Learn for a Lifetime

There’s an optimal level of social-emotional wellness is what we should be pushing all our math learners to achieve.

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Wise Use of Time Creates Calmer, Kinder Schools

By focusing on the issue of time, we have the ability to create schools that are calmer, kinder, and saner; places where both students and teachers can maximize their potential and creativity.

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EXPLAINED: How ‘informal removal’ hurts students with disabilities

For every parent who has heard, “You need to pick up your child now. They’re acting up,” there is a student with a disability being unfairly removed from their learning environment. 

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S2E20: Respect Our Existence or Expect Our Resistance (ft. Edwin Mayorga)

Edwin Mayorga joins us to discuss ways to empower LatinX students and strategies to transform structures of power that dominate education.

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