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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. An antiracist approach to counseling gifted Black boys with disabilities. Dr. Erik M. Hines and E.C. Emerald Publishing Limited. Chapter 7: Mayes, R.D.

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Reducing Out-of-District Placement: A Guide for Educators 

Thrive Alliance Group

Is your school district spending a fortune on out-of-district placement? Administrators may feel like there’s no alternative for students with physical and emotional disabilities. In many parts of the country, the cost of tuition plus transportation is $150,000+ per student.

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Judge Orders North Idaho College to Reinstate NIC President Placed on Leave Without Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Idaho College (NIC) has been court-ordered to reinstate NIC President Dr. Nick Swayne, who was placed on administrative leave without cause late last year, The Spokesman-Review reported. But nothing in his contract indicates that he would be just an interim placement, the court found. His contract runs at least until Jun.

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If We Could Administer a Lie Detector Test or Truth Serum to Educators Working With Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our hopes and concerns also pertain to school counselors, mental health providers, and administrators; they are also predominantly white. We are not aware of the specific race-related questions teachers, school, counselors, mental health providers, and administrators ask of applicants during the interview and hiring process and protocol.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

teachers, school board members, superintendents, principals) and policy makers to see, appreciate, and honor the cultural capital that students of color bring to education, counseling, and mental health services. Counseling & mental health. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board’s Profiteering at Educators’ Expense

The Counseling Geek

A little background for anyone new or unfamiliar with The College Board The College Board, a major educational “nonprofit” organization in the United States that operates around the world, is perhaps most famously known for its administration of the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

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Meet Krista Seabrook, Clinical Supervisor

Thrive Alliance Group

Collaboration with their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team, school administrative team, and parents are all required to have them find the most success. During college, I pursued a major in Psychology with a minor in Substance Abuse Counseling, initially intending to work with substance users. Over the course of 1.5