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April 25, 2018

Education Week, Vol. 37, Issue 28
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Are at a Breaking Point. And It's Not Just About Pay
It’s not just low wages that put a financial strain on teachers, write two Rutgers researchers. Rising health insurance costs take a toll too.
Rebecca Kolins Givan & Pamela Whitefield, April 16, 2018
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2 min read
Elizabeth Acevedo and her son Andres, 3, wait for news of her son, Jose, an 8th grade student at the Belmont High School in Los Angeles, after a shooting inside the middle school on Feb. 1.
Elizabeth Acevedo and her son Andres, 3, wait for news of her son, Jose, an 8th grade student at the Belmont High School in Los Angeles, after a shooting inside the middle school on Feb. 1.
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School Climate & Safety After Surviving Classroom Shooting, L.A. Teacher Reconsiders What School Safety Means
While mass shootings dominate headlines, smaller incidents of gun violence in school can also traumatize students and staff and upend their sense of safety, as one teacher learned firsthand.
Evie Blad, April 13, 2018
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10 min read
John Urschel teaches a STEM lesson at Dundalk High School in Baltimore last summer.
John Urschel teaches a STEM lesson at Dundalk High School in Baltimore last summer.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion From the NFL to MIT: How John Urschel Is Making Math More Interesting
Teachers must reject the idea that math is like eating vegetables, says former offensive lineman and current mathematician John Urschel.
April 11, 2018
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3 min read
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