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Our research found that teacher assessments and exam scores match closely for maths, English and science.
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Strict quarantine measures have been shown to be more effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 than closing schools.
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If schools and childcare centres shut without the necessary support, Australia may permanently lose valuable teachers and early childhood educators.
Vicious cycle: violence is often used to stop violence.
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The school playground is not just a place to have fun. It’s an important space to claim power and this is often done through violence.
No one knows how widespread this problem is.
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A scholar who researches this underreported criminal behavior recommends four steps to root it out.
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Research has found that 64% of LGBT teachers have experienced a serious episode of anxiety or depression linked to their sexual or gender identity and role as a teacher.
She’s got proposals for constituents too young to vote.
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Biden, Sanders, Warren and other candidates are calling for far more federal spending for schools in low-income areas.
The Daily Mile gets children out of the classroom for fifteen minutes every day to run or jog, at their own pace.
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From obstacle courses to playing music, school children give their thoughts on how to make a daily run more exciting.
Teachers can suffer abuse on the job.
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From being subjected to harassment and threats to getting assaulted or having their cars keyed, many American teachers are being victimized.
Year 7 students at the International School of Helsinki, Finland, doing a sustainable development exercise with the author (top left) and fellow teacher Rachael Thrash.
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My year of buying almost nothing saved me thousands of dollars – but also taught me valuable lessons as a teacher, including about the benefits of failure.
Susan Hoenhous and other teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario participate in a full withdrawal of services strike in Toronto on Jan. 20, 2020.
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For some teachers, this week’s rotating strikes in Ontario are a chilling reminder of the school fallout of 1995-2002, when Mike Harris was premier.
Teachers walk the picket line outside Northern Secondary School in Toronto, on Dec. 4, 2019.
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Short answer: they don’t. But striking teachers often receive a bit of financial help during a strike from money they themselves have already paid to their unions.
Technologies like Virtual Reality can play a role in schools, but teachers must be properly empowered and involved.
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A clearer understanding of teachers’ needs is required if schools and universities are to be better prepared for a future where technology is key to teaching and learning.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren would make universal preschool a federal priority.
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Biden, Sanders, Warren and other candidates are calling for a substantial and unprecedented spending boost.
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Reforms are set to continue in the same direction as before.
As teachers attempt to meet the diverse educational, mental health, and behavioural needs of their students, they face high rates of burnout.
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Providing teachers with training in crisis intervention is one short-term strategy to help them meet the increasingly complex needs of students.
Chances are she could be fired for ‘moral turpitude.’
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What it means to be a good teacher has changed over time, along with prevailing views on what constitutes appropriate behavior.
School funding doesn’t add up.
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Children in classrooms – particularly in disadvantaged areas – are already feeling the very real effects of funding cuts.
By working in roles that are typically viewed as being more appropriate for women, men can break down the notions that foster gender inequalities.
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South Africa has a low number of male teachers in the foundation phase. Why this must change.
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A new study suggests LGB teachers in rural schools far likelier to have depression or anxiety than those in towns or cities.