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Florida Students Replicate Berlin Wall To Study Societal Divisions

5:02pm November 09, 2019

by Kerry Sheridan

In Florida, students at a liberal arts college "rebuilt" a Berlin Wall replica to study the history of societal divisions and how they persist today — 30 years after the wall was taken down.

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'First-Gen' Proud: Campuses Are Celebrating An Overlooked Group. But Is That Enough?

2:02pm November 08, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

With T-shirts, pins and posters, campuses are drawing attention to first-generation students. The next step, experts say, is to actually give those students the knowledge and support they need.

Two fourth-graders rock side to side while doing math equations at Charles Pinckney Elementary School's "Brain Room" in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.

Math Looks The Same In The Brains Of Boys And Girls, Study Finds

8:44am November 08, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.

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Oklahoma Charter School Opens With Hopes To Better Serve Native American Students

5:49pm November 05, 2019

by Caroline Halter

In Oklahoma, a new charter school has opened to serve Native American students. The hope is to promote Indigenous identities in the classroom.

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Most Of Nation's Top Public Universities Aren't Affordable For Low-Income Students

10:47am November 05, 2019

by Alexis Marshall

Public flagship universities are critical for low-income students because they serve as engines for upward mobility. But a new report finds they're often out of reach financially.

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A New Alphabet Song

8:10am November 03, 2019

Some people lost their minds on social media last week after a video with the ABC song went viral. They really did not like how "LMNOP" was sung, but there's a good reason behind the slowdown.

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Chicago Teachers Hopeful For Future After Strike Ends And Classes Resume

4:33pm November 01, 2019

by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad

For more than two weeks, Chicago students were out of school while teachers went on strike. On the first day back, teachers were hopeful for the future and excited to get back their lesson plans.

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Chicago Teachers Strike Ends

2:28pm November 01, 2019

by Sarah Karp

Chicago teachers are going back to school Friday with a new contract and an agreement with the mayor to make up five of the 11 days lost to the walkout.

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Chicago Teachers Strike Ends

7:30am November 01, 2019

by Sarah Karp

The Chicago Teachers Union has reached a tentative agreement with the school district. The strike kept nearly 300,000 students out of class for 11 days.

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A teacher hangs up a brightly colored paper turkey painted by her students in 2007 in Corpus, Christi, Texas.

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Teachers, Tell Us How You Teach Thanksgiving

6:25am November 01, 2019

by Samantha Balaban

In many places, students dress up as Pilgrims and Indians to learn the familiar story of the first Thanksgiving. If you're a teacher in the United States, how are you teaching Thanksgiving this year?