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Doing the right thing the wrong way can be as ruinous as not doing it at all when plans for carrying it out are logistically...
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An Interview with Professor Do...
Commentary and Interview: As we approach the end of September, we have tried to honor all those who died 19 years ago on 9/11....
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“We enjoy working together…and it’s natural that we talk about science at home.” —Jennifer McKimm-Breschkin Michael F. Shaughnessy 1)...
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There are a variety of sources of student errors in math, and labeling them ‘careless’ might mean missing a chance to help students...
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Teacher certification is not all kit’s cracked up to be. Being licensed is a qualification for employment, but one should not...
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Michael F. Shaughnessy First of all, can you tell us a bit about yourself- your education and experience? My grandfather was a...
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A Department of Education investigation that should have taken two weeks was fast-tracked by them and therefore took only two years....
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By Mila Koumpilova Photos by Max Herman for Chalkbeat As the promise of spring hung over Chicago, three teenage boys tussled with...
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There are times when schools need to intervene to try to bring some serenity into the lives of star-crossed students. A child at...
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“Policymakers in the field of science are unaware of the fact that knowledge and research are necessary to achieve revolutionary and...
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In compliance with principal’s orders, a first-year middle school teacher stands outside the opened door of his class to keep...
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When this school year started, nobody could predict how it would end. The pandemic had put it on indefinite hold, upended our daily...
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Most of the time, academic credentials are required to obtain professional certification in areas related to psychotherapy, but that...
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White pupils from low income families are falling behind “every step of the way”, an education committee says. White...
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Police officers have body cams. Courts have cameras. Shouldn’t there be such recording devices in every public school...
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by Greg Forster OCPA carries my article on secularization and schooling: Our schools produce secularization because they are forced...
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Advocates for Children of New York analyzed “child in crisis” data from 2016-2020 and found a disturbing jump in the...
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Virtual school is winding down for the year and the country is finally opening back up. Now, all that’s left to decide is how...
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Mildred Cohn “In 1958, using nuclear magnetic resonance, I saw the first three peaks of ATP. That was exciting.” —Mildred...
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