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Can Noticing “Glimmers” Reduce Parenting Stress?

Glimmers were first described by social worker and therapist Deb Dana in her 2018 book The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation.

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How to Strengthen School-Family Partnerships With Proven Strategies

Learning local history isn’t about fixing past wrongs, Harris said. It’s about honoring history and acknowledging harm, which builds “community credibility” and lays the groundwork

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6 Strategies for Addressing Hate Speech and Microaggressions in Classrooms

Excerpted from Equity Now: Justice, Repair, and Belonging in Schools by Tyrone C. Howard. Copyright (c) 2024 by Corwin Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Hate

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How Postcards to Parents Can Help Schools Get Kids Back to Class

Espinoza said students who missed school were missing out on other benefits, too. “When a child is on campus, they’re learning to engage with peers,

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College Credit for Working Your Job? Walmart and McDonald’s Are Trying It

She’d returned to college in her late 40s using Walmart’s tuition-assistance program after joining the company as a part-time stocker. In her younger years, she

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Are Some Children Really More Sensitive? Research Says Yes, But It Varies by Situation

1. Parent praise 2. Parent stress 3. Child mood 4. Child sleep Any parent of a toddler (especially any parent of a sensitive toddler) will

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They Weren’t Yet in School When COVID Hit. The Pandemic Still Set Back the Youngest Students.

It’s also possible that schools targeted more academic support to older children and teens. “We can see it as a call to action to make

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New York City Is Moving to Ban Phones From School. Will It Work?

With New York and Los Angeles now poised to become the two largest districts to address those concerns with new bans, here’s a look at

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Pandemic Aid to Schools Paid Off, But We Don’t Know How

The most interesting nuggets from the two reports, however, were how the academic gains varied wildly across the nation. That’s not only because some schools

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Congress Poured Billions of Dollars Into Schools. Did It Help Students Learn?

The federal relief “was worth the investment,” Reardon tells NPR. “It led to significant improvements in children’s academic performance… It wasn’t enough money, or enough