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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness. Department of Education in 2011.

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5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America

The CoolCatTeacher

The need for more rural education advocacy. Daisy spent her last 4 years in public education (2011-2015) as a “Turnaround Principal” of a Rural, Isolated, Pre-K-12 Public School. .” In today’s show, we’ll discuss: Promoting more broadband access. Daisy testified in front of the FCC in Washington, D.C.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

In rural Alabama, Piedmont City School District helped provide students with internet access by installing a town wireless network in 2011 using a federal E-rate grant. Hear a teacher’s experience with cultivating agency and self-advocacy in her students to better understand what they needed from their learning environment.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Topics should include relationship building, advocacy, and culturally relevant strategies. 2011, March). 2011, June). Using these strategies and tactics as a starting point is one way to boost family involvement in your schools to help your students thrive. Sources: Hong, S. Educational. Sheridan, S.M., Knoche, L.L., Redding, S.,

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TCEA 2011 Legislative Update Advocacy Panel

EdTechSandyK

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. digital content tcea tcea 2011 Texas Texas legislature Texas State Board of Education' The speakers words flowed fast and I caputred/paraphrased them as accurately as I could. For an additional take on this event from someone else who also live blogged it, you can visit this post from Bryan Doyle.

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What Students Want Teachers—and Facebook—to Know About Digital Citizenship

Edsurge

But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig. Jivani had jump started a career in self-care advocacy. It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school.

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Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now

eSchool News

Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. The proportion of youth seriously considering suicide increased almost steadily from 2011 to 2019, rising to 22 percent by 2021. until May 2023.

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