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Judge denies request for expedited briefing in lawsuit challenging section of LEARNS Act

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 18 Apr 2024
The lawsuit’s plaintiffs include Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP, as well as two teachers. Ruthie Walls, who teaches AP African American Studies at Little Rock Central High, and Colton Gilbert, a debate coach and teacher at the school.
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Interview: Minnesota’s groundbreaking push for teacher training on ableism

MinnPost 18 Apr 2024
In the coming days, Minnesota is expected to enact a first-of-its-kind law promoting teacher training on ableism and the history of the disability justice movement ... A lot of teachers are very familiar with the criteria for different disabilities.
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Griffin argues for denial of request that would temporarily halt enforcement of a section of LEARNS Act

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 17 Apr 2024
The lawsuit's plaintiffs include Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP, as well as two teachers. Ruthie Walls, who teaches AP African American Studies at Little Rock Central High, and Colton Gilbert, a debate coach and teacher at the school.
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NAACP joins legal challenge against Arkansas in bid to fight anti-DEI efforts

The Hill 16 Apr 2024
The NAACP has joined the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights in filing a complaint against the state of Arkansas for underfunding an advanced placement African American studies high school course.
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Dr. Rose M. Duhon-Sells

American Press 11 Apr 2024
She was the first African-American president of the Association of Teacher Educators which serves to increase the body of knowledge for teacher educators and increase the level of professionalism for ...
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Mary Cardwell Dawson play explores racism in opera and the tenacity to overcome

Observer-Reporter 11 Apr 2024
Dawson was a teacher and a pianist whose goal was to provide access for African Americans to perform on stage for all audiences,” said Rebekah Diaz, director of IDEA Initiatives and Community Engagement, Pittsburgh Opera.
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AI as a beacon of hope for education reform

Mail Guardian South Africa 09 Apr 2024
In some rural classrooms, there are up to 50 students per teacher ... The South African education system is plagued with significant challenges, ranging from unequal access to quality education, a teacher shortage crisis and alarming dropout rates.
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Who’s the big boss of the global south?

Economist 08 Apr 2024
It is probably no coincidence that the share of Africans who see China as having a positive impact on its development dipped from 59% to 49% from 2019 to 2022, according to Afrobarometer.
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PAID POST: Five things to know about Central, Connecticut’s first publicly funded institution of higher education

The CT Mirror 07 Apr 2024
Founded in 1849 as the New Britain Normal School, Central focused on training educators and would be renamed the Teachers College of Connecticut in 1933 ... Bassett, became the first African American graduate of the Normal School.
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Roots TV series should be banned from British classrooms for being

The Daily Mail 04 Apr 2024
But Camille London-Miyo, an English teacher from Leicester, claimed yesterday it exhibits 'a narrow-minded Eurocentric perspective of the contributions of African heritage communities.'.
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'We want to inspire them': 3 future Rutherford schools get names honoring people \u0026 places

Daily News Journal 04 Apr 2024
... African American educator ... In 1962, Woods was the first African American undergraduate student at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (former name of MTSU), according to the university's website.
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Voters sent message with narrow referendum victory. Are MPS leaders listening? | Opinion

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 04 Apr 2024
I believe that offering additional after-hours tutoring for students, hiring more African American and Hispanic teachers, whom students have expressed a desire for, and employing counselors who represent the students would be beneficial.
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Trial by Media a short but full-fat opera

Mail Guardian South Africa 04 Apr 2024
I love the smorgasbord of sound.” That’s from Mozart, Mahler and Puccini to contemporary composers such as John Adams, Gavin Higgins and his one-time university teacher, Hendrik Hofmeyr — and he’s also a fan of South African electronic duo Goldfish.

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