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DeVos To Rescind Obama-Era Guidance On School Discipline

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Posted on December 18, 2018 · The report from the Federal Commission on School Safety will back away from a focus on racial disparities in discipline to emphasize security, including arming school personnel.

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Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds

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Posted on May 2, 2018 · Six in 10 teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills

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Kids, Meet Alexa, Your Artificial Intelligence Mary Poppins

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Posted on April 30, 2018 · Amazon has announced new kid-friendly features and parental controls for the Echo home assistant. What do experts think about encouraging kids to spend more time with Alexa?

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NPR/Ipsos Poll: Most Americans Support Teachers’ Right To Strike

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Posted on April 26, 2018 · Just one in four Americans, including just 36 percent of Republicans, believe teachers in this country are paid fairly. Three-quarters agree teachers have the right to strike.

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Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry

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Posted on March 22, 2018 · A Gallup poll finds teachers support measures like background checks for gun buyers, but little enthusiasm for bearing arms

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A Rocky Appearance For DeVos On ’60 Minutes’

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Posted on March 12, 2018 · The controversial education secretary repeated her support for arming teachers and appeared unable to answer some questions about schools in her home state, in the 13-minute interview

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Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say

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Posted on March 7, 2018 · Hundreds of organizations and experts are calling for a public health approach to school-based violence

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What Kids Think About Bullying And Kindness In The Trump Era

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Posted on March 5, 2018 · A national survey of elementary school students asks about kindness as well as cruelty

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Is There Any Way For Schools To Prevent Shootings?

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Posted on February 15, 2018 · There is no one profile of a school shooter, but whole-school approaches to mental health and discipline have the potential to reduce violence.

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Education Under The Tax Bill, For-Profit Colleges And More Women In Med School

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Posted on December 26, 2017 · Graduate students can breathe easier, a potential mixing of church and state in Louisiana, and for-profit students will get less money back than anticipated. It's the last weekly roundup of the year!

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What A Tax Overhaul Could Mean For Students And Schools

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Posted on December 7, 2017 · The House and Senate are working to reconcile their versions of a tax plan, but one thing is certain: Big changes are ahead for the nation's schools and colleges

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A Tech-Based Tool To Address Campus Sexual Assault

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Posted on December 6, 2017 · Callisto, a secure platform that allows students to report sexual assault and harassment, is hoping to "give power back to victims." It's in use at 12 colleges with a total of 150,000 students

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Teachers Report Stressed, Anxious Students In The ‘Age Of Trump’

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Posted on October 27, 2017 · In a national survey by UCLA researchers, teachers say they have students who are concerned for themselves and their families. And some teachers have seen a decline in classroom civility

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Teachers, Lawyers And Others Worry About The Fate Of Student Debt Forgiveness

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Posted on April 5, 2017 · Borrowers are "frightened," "anxious," "betrayed," at the suggestion that a federal student loan forgiveness program could be taken away.

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Trump And Transgender Rights: What Just Happened?

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Posted on February 23, 2017 · What this means for the Supreme Court and for students in school right now.

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