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Yale
Yale's Popular Happiness Class, Distilled
The Atlantic - Joe Pinsker
The psychology professor Laurie Santos delivers the “shortest possible crash-course version” of the university’s most popular course ever. The most popular class in the history of Yale University was by
Joshadded this to Education
Students
The Cost of Private vs. Public Colleges
U.S. News & World Report - Emma Kerr
When students weigh their financial aid options at private versus public colleges, the cost of private colleges may seem to outweigh the benefits. …
Becky Doleadded this to Education Potpourri
Fake News
Google's new curriculum teaches kids how to spot fake news and URLs
TechSpot - Humza Aamir
Why it matters: Equipping the younger generation with the right skills to maneuver the vast depths of the internet is invaluable. Come to think of …
The New York Timesadded this to Politics
Bernie Sanders
Canceling Student Loan Debt Doesn’t Make Problems Disappear
The New York Times - By KEVIN CAREY
Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday proposed canceling all $1.6 trillion of outstanding student loan debt in the United States, one-upping a rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Elizabeth
The Conversation Australiaadded this to Education
Special Education
Most Australian teachers feel unprepared to teach students with special needs
theconversation.com - Jane Jarvis
Less than half (38%) of Australian teachers feel prepared to teach students with special needs when they finish their formal training. This is …
Elizabeth Warren
Sanders vs. Warren: Whose student debt plan is better?
theweek.com - Jeff Spross
This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his latest big policy idea in his bid for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination: He wants to wipe out …
The New York Timesadded this to Opinion
Taxes
I’m in the 1 Percent. Please, Raise My Taxes.
The New York Times - By ELI BROAD
There’s a story we like to tell about American capitalism. Ours is a country that prizes merit, rewards risk and stands apart in its commitment to the collective success of open markets and the free flow
cjcombadded this to Lore
Literature
The Unproven, Invasive Surveillance Technology Schools Are Using to Monitor Students
propublica.org - By Jack Gillum and Jeff Kao
In response to mass shootings, some schools and hospitals are installing microphones equipped with algorithms. The devices purport to identify stress …
Metroadded this to World News
Pre-kindergarten
Adorable moment girl, 5, bursts into tears after brother, 8, tells her he’s proud of her
metro.co.uk - Jimmy McCloskey
A little girl was photographed bursting into happy tears after her older brother told her how proud he was she was finishing pre-school. Five year-old …
TODAYadded this to TODAY Funniest Parents
Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's son asked if he was obese after reading comments
TODAY - Ree Hines
In a new episode of the "Daddy Issues" podcast, McDermott reveals he hates social media after seeing how comments have affected his 12-year-old son. Dean McDermott has a reputation for taking online trolls
Special Education
Metro Police working to ID men accused of trying to rob mother, punching special needs son
fox17.com - Caitlyn Shelton
The Metro Nashville Police Department is working to identify two men accused of trying to rob a mother and her adult special needs son on June 10. …
Inside Editionadded this to Inspiration
Big Brother
Big Brother Starts Crying Over Kid Sister's Pre-K Graduation
insideedition.com - STEPHANIE OFFICER
As the adage goes, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” In this case, it may be worth 1,000 ugly cries. One family was left in tears after their son’s …
Tony Luchiniadded this to Teaching
Houston, TX
Part 3: These Houston high schools are not preparing students enough for college, new report shows
houstonchronicle.com - Rebecca Hennes
A student's high school plays an instrumental role in guaranteeing their success later on in life. It is a high school's responsibility to help …
Chalkbeatadded this to All Chalkbeat stories
Indiana
Teachers organize pay protest at training conference for education employees
chalkbeat.org - By Erica Irish
At least 60 teachers in bright red shirts confronted Indiana school administrators outside of a conference to demand higher pay and greater funding …
New Hampshire
Bus monitor arrested for restraining special needs child by the wrists with seatbelt
unionleader.com - Ryan Lessard
LONDONDERRY - Police are charging a bus monitor employed by Durham School Services with four counts of simple assault and one count of false …
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
Arizona Board of Education backs off changes to sex ed curriculum amid uproar
Fox News - Andrew O'Reilly
A move to change Arizona’s sex education guidelines crashed and burned earlier this week after an irate group of parents, advocates and lawmakers descended en masse on an Arizona Board of Education meeting
MarketWatch
Politics
Scammed student-loan borrowers accuse Betsy DeVos of illegally stalling on debt-cancellation claims
MarketWatch - By Jillian Berman
After working as a bartender for years, Alicia Davis decided in 2006 that she wanted to take steps towards starting a career in law enforcement by …
The Washington Post
Charter Schools
Democrats abandon charter schools as ‘reform’ agenda falls from favor
The Washington Post - By Laura Meckler
Democrats have long backed charter schools as a politically safe way to give kids at low-performing schools more options. Many supported merit pay for the best teachers and holding schools accountable
Horses
New equine and fitness programs aid people with special needs
tdtnews.com - Janice Gibbs
Movement and horses have a way of nudging individuals to take an action they wouldn’t necessarily want to do. The Bell County Judge and Commissioners’ …
Marketing Strategy
From Agency to EDU: Lessons in Solving Brand Problems | Higher Ed Live
higheredlive.com
Adam Pierno is Associate Vice President, Marketing Strategy at Arizona State University’s Enterprise Marketing Hub. Teacher. Mentor. Strategist. …
Racheladded this to teaching
Students
Can Music Class Make Students Smarter in Other Subjects?
edweek.org - Sasha Jones
High schoolers who participate in music courses may score higher in academic subjects, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Examining …
Ohio
AASA | The School Superintendents Association
aasa.org - www.aasa.org
Alexandria, Va. – June 25, 2019 – Paul Imhoff, superintendent of Upper Arlington Schools in Upper Arlington, Ohio, and a member of both AASA and the …
Student Finance
Sanders proposes canceling all student debt
aft.org - www.aft.org
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to cancel all student debt within six months and make college tuition-free and debt-free moving forward. His is the latest …
Minimum Wage
House Budget Debate Turns Into Floor Fight Over Minimum Wage
cbslocal.com - pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
It uses strong tax collections to boost aid to public schools and universities, hold the line on taxes and stuff cash into reserve. But rank-and-file …
Disability
Ensuring an Equitable Opportunity: Providing a High-Quality Education for Students with Disabilities | CCSSO
ccsso.org
The primary mechanism for ensuring students with disabilities receive the right educational content and rigor at the right moment in their education …
Inverseadded this to Inverse
NASA
NASA to Run Nationwide Competition to Name the Mars 2020 Rover
Inverse - By Scott Snowden
Contest open to students from kindergarten to year 12, plus there's a chance to be a judge What a time to be alive; not only have you got the chance …
NBC Sports Washingtonadded this to Wizards
Bradley Beal
Bradley Beal thankful for Community Assist Award, mentoring students
nbcsports.com
All-Star Bradley Beal brought two Ron Brown students to the 2019 NBA Awards with him on Monday.
Academia
Higher Ed Has Become ‘An Entrepreneurial and Philanthropic Wild West’
edsurge.com - Jeffrey R. Young
Plenty of groups these days are trying to reinvent college, and that’s not surprising at a time when higher ed is under fire for ever-rising costs, …
The Daily Signal
College & University
Bernie Sanders’ Loan Bailout Would Benefit Colleges, Not Students
dailysignal.com - Mary Clare Amselem
Young Americans are being crushed by student loan debt. Unfortunately, a new bailout proposal wouldn’t help them much in the long term. On Monday, …
BGRadded this to Science
NASA
NASA needs a name for its 2020 rover, and you can help!
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is coming together rapidly, with engineers piecing together the shiny new rover and preparing all of the instruments it’ll …