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What Should Schools Prioritize to Support Youth Mental Health? Priority #2: Provide Training and Wellness Centers

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Provide Direct Instruction on Mental Health and Well-being School community members recommended that students and staff learn about common mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and bullying to provide support to peers, increase self-care and coping strategies, and improve school climate.

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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, named after Wade’s sister, has extensively reduced the “summer slide” in reading achievement among Milwaukee school children since 2015. They participate in an additional hour of instruction in which literacy is integrated with another area, most often hands-on, inquiry science.

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Corequisite Courses Can Help Students Graduate Quicker and Earn More

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Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success. Past studies have found that corequisite instruction improves retention, completion, and graduation rates for students regardless of their socio-economic background.

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Researcher-Mentor Challenges Students to Pursue Purpose

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Dr. Shana Stoddard Having first come to Rhodes as a William Randolph Hearst Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in 2015, Stoddard has cemented a role for herself at the school over time, attaining the position of associate professor of chemistry in 2022. “I At Rhodes, she said she enjoys bringing together lab instruction and lectures.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., curriculum and instruction, and assessment). conceptually-based, rigorous, and equitable); and (c) create an inclusive classroom setting where all students can experience success, eliminating restrictive and segregated special education placements.

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Survey: Majority of Employers Express Confidence in Higher Ed

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According to a 2023 Gallup poll, 36% of respondents had “a great deal of confidence” or “quite a lot of confidence” in higher ed, a significant decline from 48% in 2018 or 57% in 2015. Learning that involved oral communication (81%) and adaptability/flexibility (81%) were seen as the most desirable skills.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

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But with the revival of a way for those in prison to better access higher education, per the Second Chance Pell pilot program in 2015 , ITHAKA saw the potential to do more. We don't know if it’s because they're bored or they're being instructed in a certain way,” she said.

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