An education professor explains how a hit TV show about a struggling school became a jumping-off point for a course about urban education.
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Calls for tougher laws against assaults on teachers have been thwarted by efforts to keep kids in school.
Teachers say school districts have left them in the lurch in the wake of attacks by students. Some admit they resort to violence themselves to send a message to students who might want to test them.
Suspensions don’t just harm Black children – they also harm their parents’ employment, a school discipline expert argues in a forthcoming book.
Schools can consider virtual learning and other ways to reduce the negative impact of suspensions on student achievement.
Treaties are needed to govern water resource allocation in the Nile basin region. For this to happen it’s critical to have accurate data on how much water there is.
While school suspensions are meant to deter violence and other troublesome behavior, some students see being suspended as something that makes them more popular and tough, a researcher has found.
After mass shootings, calls go out to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. But data show this solution is misguided.
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Professor, Vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost, at Illinois State University, Illinois State University
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Professor and the Department Chair in Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
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Assistant Professor of Elementary Education—Literacy, Illinois State University
