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February 9, 2022

Education Week, Vol. 41, Issue 21
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Education Briefly Stated: February 9, 2022
February 8, 2022
8 min read
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing to review the FY 2016 budget request of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2015. Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
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Monica Wilbur expresses her opposition to critical race theory at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Standing behind her is Betty Sawyer, who holds an opposing point of view.
Monica Wilbur expresses her opposition to critical race theory at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Standing behind her is Betty Sawyer, who holds an opposing point of view.
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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - "Student Transfer" - After a negative teacher review, Janine gets a confidence boost when a student gets transferred from Melissa's class into hers, but it turns out the student proves to be too much to handle. While trying to forge a friendship with an uninterested Gregory, it is revealed that Jacob is constantly getting roasted by his students. The two bond after Gregory unintentionally gives Jacob the idea to incorporate the roasts in an educational way on an all-new episode of "Abbott Elementary," TUESDAY, JAN. 25 (9:00-9:30 p.m. EST), on ABC.
Quinta Brunson plays a 2nd grade teacher in a Philadelphia public school on the ABC comedy hit "Abbott Elementary." Brunson, who created the show, is the daughter of a teacher and has writers on her team who've been teachers.
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Families & the Community Want to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism? Try Texting Parents
Alyson Klein, January 26, 2022
6 min read
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Equity & Diversity Opinion 6 Strategies for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at Your School
Fonati Abrokwa, January 27, 2022
4 min read
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Teaching Profession Opinion Stress, Hypervigilance, and Decision Fatigue: Teaching During Omicron
Katy Farber, January 24, 2022
4 min read
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Budget & Finance Letter to the Editor Investing ESSER Dollars So They Pay Off
February 8, 2022
1 min read
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Social Studies Opinion How We Get Holocaust Education Wrong
Luke Berryman , January 26, 2022
4 min read