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Evolving demographics: Rural schools in transition
We speak with Dr. David Fine, school superintendent in Dover, a mostly white small town in rural Dutchess County, NY, where longtime residents have...
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Solving chronic absence: A whole-school approach
We speak with Hedy N. Chang of Attendance Works, who describes the long-term impact on student success of chronic absence in all grades. Framing...
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The attack on public education: Will public schools survive? (Encore)
We speak with University of South Carolina law professor Derek Black about the history of education as a core government service and the current...
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Translanguaging: Inviting the whole child into the classroom
We speak with Dr. Cecilia Espinosa and Dr. Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, co-authors of “Rooted in Strength: Using Translanguaging to Grow Multilingual Readers and Writers.” Traditionally,...
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Challenging censorship: Student journalists fight back
We speak with Hillary Davis, who runs the New Voices program at the Student Press Law Center, and Sara Fajardo, who experienced censorship firsthand...
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School behind bars: Meeting the needs of traumatized kids
We speak with Melissa Svigelj-Smith, graduate fellow at University of California at Santa Cruz, about her experience teaching high school students awaiting case outcomes ...