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4d ago
In this week’s newsletter: School choice measures fall flat at the ballot box. Election results show a sharp Latino shift to the right — driven in part by concerns about immigration. Canceling Amazon Prime misses the point. The San Francisco Chronicle follows up on a school closing story — with an unexpected result. The problem with […]
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Kappan
6d ago
While painful, my decision to unsubscribe from the LA Times and the Washington Post was a necessary action in support of independent journalism. By Karin Klein I have spent literally half of my life — 35 years — working for the Los Angeles Times (LAT), the last 22 years as an editorial writer covering education, […]
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Kappan
6d ago
How do I Google something with this?
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Kappan
1w ago
To at least one veteran journalist, the #whyIsubscribe social media campaign seems tone-deaf and ineffective.
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Kappan
1w ago
What can a teacher who still has concerns tell parents about the school's new approach to grading?
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Kappan
1w ago
In this week’s newsletter: The fate of immigrant kids in Tuesday’s election. An education journalist stands up for journalistic independence. Teacher bias and obese students. The sad death of #eduween. Happy Halloween from a scary man with a pumpkin. THE FATE OF NEWCOMER STUDENTS The big education story of the week The big K-12 education story […]
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Kappan
1w ago
"Don’t squander the chance to shift people’s thinking based on the real-world results."
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Kappan
1w ago
Looks like I'm going to have to go to my backup plan. Studying.
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Kappan
2w ago
Students are doing the bare minimum because they don't think they can do well. How can their teacher help them?
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Kappan
2w ago
Germany’s second-chance schools give students experiencing homelessness opportunities to learn in ways that work for them.
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