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Teacher Strikes Work, and New Efforts to Fix Math Identity - Passing Period #136
This Week: A fascinating new study of teacher strikes across America over the last two decades shows that strikes work to a) improve educator wages, …
1 year, 8 months ago
Another School Shooting in America, and Menstrual Ed (almost) Comes to CA - Passing Period #135
This Week: It happened again. Another mass shooting at a school in America, this time in Winder, GA. Another young, disaffected, white, male carries …
1 year, 8 months ago
Turns Out America’s Schools Are Safer Than Ever - Passing Period #134
This Week: As Kamala picks a former teacher for VP in Coach Walz, there could be… could be, some signs that the right wing fever is breaking in local…
1 year, 8 months ago
Gov. Newsome Urges Schools to Ban Cell Phones in Class Now - Passing Period #133
This Week: California’s governor wrote a letter to school leaders this week, urging urgent action on banning cell phones from the classroom. Citing a…
1 year, 9 months ago
TItle IX Changes Are Here… Sort Of. And Bold Ideas for Addressing Chronic Absenteeism - Passing Period #132
This Week: New guidelines for Title IX implementation and enforcement went live on August first, at least for about half of the country. The US Dept …
1 year, 9 months ago
Give Em Cash And The School Calendar - Passing Period #131
This Week: Sometimes research tells us something new. And sometimes it confirms what we already thought was true. That’s the case this week, as a new…
1 year, 9 months ago
Student Behaviors Hit the Headlines - Passing Period #130
This Week: Two big headlines this week in The 74 and EdWeek about troubling new data showing problematic student behaviors, mental health concerns, a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Integration of Church and State, Coming to a School Near You - Passing Period #129
This Week: The right wing Christian Nationalists have been hard at work on the integrity of the nation’s schools, coming straight for the most basic …
1 year, 10 months ago
Periods and Personal Finance Coming to CA High Schools - Passing Period #128
This Week: It looks like there will be two new additions coming to the CA high school curriculum in the coming years. The state legislature is close…
1 year, 10 months ago
Survey Shows Broad AAPI Support for Teaching About Racism and History - Passing Period #127
This Week: As we conclude AAPI Heritage Month, today we dig into some new data from AP-NORC showing that a massive majority (71%) support the teachin…
1 year, 11 months ago