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Justice Dept. Probes 3 Michigan Districts Over LGBTQ-Related Curriculum

The investigation is tied to last year’s Supreme Court decision upholding parents’ rights to opt children out of lessons for religious reasons.

https://www.the74million.org/article/amazons-ring-cuts-ties-with-surveillance-camera-co-used-by-ice-will-schools/

Amazon’s Ring Cuts Ties with Surveillance Camera Co. Used by ICE. Will Schools?

Company owned by the e-commerce giant ditched Flock, whose school-based license plate reader cameras are being accessed by ICE through local police.

Lenore Fan Jun 5, 2024

"Play makes children happy & resilient. We’ve been taking play away from children, and, lo & behold, children are becoming less happy & psychologically resilient.-Peter Gray

Super Q&A #The74

https://the74million.org/article/psychologist-peter-gray-more-school-and-less-play-is-making-children-depressed/
Gray tells schools: Start Let Grow Play Clubs! (Visit LetGrow )

bethfertig Mar 17, 2023

Weekend inspiration for #teachers: "teachers don’t need to be burned out, and students don’t need to be bored. " Read this Op Ed by Memphis biology teacher Nikki Wallace on how to make high school better for teachers and students. The key is more engaging, authentic learning. https://www.the74million.org/article/transforming-how-high-school-is-taught-is-tough-but-possible-how-i-did-it/ #education #teaching #highschool #XQ #The74 #students #teens

Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It

Takeaways from a Tennessee biology teacher on the conditions and supports critical to making learning relevant to the real world.

bethfertig Mar 16, 2023

It's such a pleasure to learn from this incredibly talented biology #teacher! Nikki Wallace's creative work at Crosstown High in #Memphis is so inspiring. Read her Op Ed in #The74 "Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It" https://www.the74million.org/article/transforming-how-high-school-is-taught-is-tough-but-possible-how-i-did-it/ #education #teachers #teaching #projectbasedlearning #science #XQ

Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It

Takeaways from a Tennessee biology teacher on the conditions and supports critical to making learning relevant to the real world.