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Judge orders Trump administration to restore school mental health grants
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for grants that are meant to bolster school-based mental health care and were created in response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Students ‘panicking’ about looming SNAP delays
Every morning, Arely Solis packs healthy lunches and snacks to fuel her as a full-time student at East Los Angeles College. Thanks to federal food assistance, she says she can focus on her studies rather than on where her next meal is coming from. That will change on Saturday, Nov. 1, when the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal program that helps feed low-income families, will be delayed indefinitely for the first time in its history.
More first-generation students in Texas are applying for college
In recent years, Texas has received national attention for being one of the first states to ban all diversity, equity and inclusion programs in colleges and for ending in-state tuition rates for undocumented students. At the same time, the state has seen the number of first-generation college applicants more than triple in the last five years. Many of them are Hispanic.
California rethinks how to identify 4-year-olds who need extra help learning English
California education officials are tasked with a difficult mission over the next few months — finding the best way to figure out which 4-year-olds need extra help learning English.
Volunteers foster literacy by reading to children and giving them books
Devan Chopra is reading to a pre-school classroom in Grafton, West Virginia. She's holding up the book Pete the Cat. "I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading," she said. The high school junior came to this Head Start program at the Webster Pre School as a volunteers with the LiTEArary Society, an international group started in West Virginia that gets new picture books to preschool children to develop a love of reading.
AI Tool Demo: Handling Teaching’s Tough Tasks With Brisk
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs — quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
‘It is an emergency’: Some Chicago school board members call for virtual learning for immigrant families
In an emotional discussion, Chicago school board members said district families are living in fear because of increasingly aggressive federal immigration raids, and some urged the district to offer virtual learning to immigrant students.
English Language Being Taught to Students From Around the World at One Pittsburgh High School
To kick-start Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Brashear High School festooned the building’s south wing corridors with bright murals, forming a tapestry of color that reflects the school’s diversity. A pillar is painted with flags from countries around the world alongside a painting of a man holding a letter that says, “We the people of all nations.” Flags of various countries are also hung throughout the hallway with information about languages, currency and landmarks. Another wall highlights stories of students who immigrated to Pittsburgh from Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Honduras and other countries, charting their journeys to the U.S. This part of the building belongs to the school’s English Language Development (ELD) department, where immigrant or refugee English learners have their classes. With around 50 languages spoken among the students, Brashear is one of the most culturally diverse schools in Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS).
Making Hands-On Science Work in Elementary School
With a few systems in place, active science experiences can be fun and meaningful for both students and teachers.
As ICE sweeps up parents, NYC schools step up their support
The 9-year-old stood just feet away with her mom and baby brother, crying and slamming her fist against the wall, as federal immigration agents seized her father earlier this month after a routine court hearing in Manhattan. In the days that followed, the fourth grader from Venezuela was too bereft to return to school. But there was one bright spot amid the grief: Their tight-knit public school in the West Village showered the family with support.
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