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This Week at DE: Week of February 7 
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing. 
Debunking anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.’s claim about ‘suspicious’ coronavirus vaccine deaths, a phony Elon Musk tweet and more news literacy lessons 
Five key moments from education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing 
The purpose of the British Columbia faculty system is to enable the roughly 553,000 public school college students, eighty one,000 impartial college students, and over 2,200 dwelling-schooled kids enrolled each college yr, to develop their particular person potential and to amass the data, expertise and skills needed to contribute to a healthy society and a prosperous and sustainable financial system. Drawing from my expertise as a building leader, I know the end of January and February can look like an extended stretch of street before spring break arrives. Understanding this, I need my PUSH to be the message that carries … 
We assist lecturers and students experience cultures, navigate new languages, and discover historic sights, all whereas developing the global perspective needed for fulfillment in at this time’s interconnected world. And before you say, ” however wait, schools have been cutting different important subjects as effectively “, Okay, sure, I agree, however the domino effect is not at play here- this is all a part of the catastrophe created by the environment of excessive stakes testing. Arts get minimize for testing. Arts get lower for budgets. Arts get reduce as a result of A comes first in the alphabet. Art gets … 
Educators, college students, and curious individuals everywhere — come discover the ocean and ambiance. And most just lately, we are creating tutorial songs and jingles to help others study. The serving to others” half has been essentially the most rewarding a part of this rigor work. The scholars with mastery really feel a way of satisfaction after they use the knowledge that they have already got with a view to create one thing that will help others study what they know. The academy is grounded in confirmed rules and techniques that work. It’s damaged down into easy, step-by-step classes that … Commentary
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Cathy Mincberg
School boards have a difficult task. They are expected to oversee a vast number of details for their districts: handle business operations, decide which e-tablets to buy, keep constituents happy, and spend hundreds of hours dealing with such mundane issues as choosing between paper towels and hand dryers for school restrooms. It’s no wonder school boards find it hard to focus on what really matters.
I spent 14 years serving on the Houston Independent School District’s board of education. I cared so much about improving educational outcomes for children and, yet, accomplished so little. As the