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June 15, 2022

Education Week, Vol. 41, Issue 36
Araceli Alarcon and Nathanael Severn, seniors at San Luis Obispo High School, pictured in downtown San Luis Obispo, Calif., on June 7, 2022.
Araceli Alarcon and Nathanael Severn, seniors at San Luis Obispo High School, in San Luis Obispo, Calif., will be the first in their families to attend college. While the pandemic complicated their plans, both teenagers persisted in their path to start college this fall.
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Education Briefly Stated: June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022
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An elementary school principal sits in a circle of chairs with two students. She holds a clipboard as she waves a finger at a student.
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Group of diverse students embracing teacher at school corridor.
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A paraprofessional guides a student back to his gym class while participating in remote learning at his home in Wharton, N.J.
Paraprofessional Jessica Wein guides Josh Nazzaro back to his gym class while participating in remote learning at his home in Wharton, N.J., in 2020. New research adds to long-standing critiques of federal funding for special education.
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Publish Charter school parents stage a counter protest as thousands of public school teachers, administrators and supports march through the streets of Sacramento during a protest held at the California State Capitol urging state legislators to provide more funding for public schools in Sacramento, Calif., on May 22, 2019.
Publish Charter school parents stage a counter protest during a march in Sacramento, Calif., that advocated for more funding for public schools in 2019.
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A man comforts a young woman wearing a graduation gown within the crime scene of a shooting at Xavier University in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
A man comforts a young woman wearing a graduation gown following a shooting at a high school ceremony held earlier this week at Xavier University in New Orleans.
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Students pass through the halls in between classes at Millwood High School on April 20, 2022 in Oklahoma City.
Students change classes at Millwood High School this spring in Oklahoma City.
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Conceptual illustration of a person looking out at a bright day from a dark chasm.
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Social Studies Opinion Building Empathy With Students Isn't Just One More Thing to Do
Chris Dier, June 8, 2022
5 min read
Mourners grieve at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing four students and wounding seven other people on Tuesday.
Mourners grieve at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., on Dec. 1, 2021. A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at the school, killing four students and wounding seven other people.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion We Can Do More to Stop School Shootings
Sarah Rogerson , June 8, 2022
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Equity & Diversity Opinion How Do You Write the Story of Your Future When Every Day Might Be Your Last?
Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, June 9, 2022
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