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People hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote Monday on legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren, as opponents crowd the statehouse grounds with flags and banners, including some reading "My Child, My Choice."
People hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J., on Jan. 13, 2020, opposing legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren. In North Carolina, a bill passed to protect parents' rights in schools caused uncertainty that led two districts to pause a child sex abuse prevention program out of fear it would violate the new law.
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States How a Parents' Rights Law Halted a Child Abuse Prevention Program
State laws that have passed as part of the parents' rights movement have caused confusion and uncertainty over what schools can teach.
Libby Stanford & Caitlynn Peetz, December 21, 2023
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Law & Courts Texas Educators Say They Don't Want to Be 'Transgender Police'
The governor says some medical treatments for transgender children can constitute child abuse, triggering mandatory reporting for teachers.
Mark Walsh, March 10, 2022
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Student Well-Being What the Research Says Child Abuse Cases Got More Severe During COVID-19. Could Teachers Have Prevented It?
A study finds that the severity of identified child abuse cases grew during the pandemic, even as reports of abuse declined.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 1, 2021
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Equity & Diversity More Than 1 in 4 Homeless Students Dropped Off Schools' Radar During the Pandemic
School leaders have lost track of students amid school closures, shrinking capacity at homeless shelters, and ever-higher family mobility.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 25, 2020
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Domestic Violence in the Age of COVID-19: A Teacher's Perspective
We must have extra compassion for students who have lost their safe haven during this crisis, writes high school teacher Shalander Shelly Samuels.
Shalander Shelly Samuels, May 20, 2020
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School & District Management When the PD Plate Is Overfull
Growing requirements for trainings on non-academic issues—everything from food allergies to sexual assault—have made it hard for schools and teachers to keep up.
Evie Blad, May 14, 2019
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People leave gifts at a Perris, Calif., home where authorities say a couple abused and tortured their 13 children.
People leave gifts at a Perris, Calif., home where authorities say a couple abused and tortured their 13 children.
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School Climate & Safety Homeschooling: Can It Hide Abuse?
A severe case of child abuse and torture is bringing renewed attention to the mostly hands-off approach states take with home schooling.
Arianna Prothero, February 6, 2018
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Sacheiry Comeron, 34, gets a kiss from her son, Yomar Lopez, 12, after Comeron secured an interview for a teaching job with the Orange County school district at a reception center set up at the Orlando International Airport to greet evacuees from Puerto Rico. Comeron's résumé includes 10 years of teaching experience, a masters degree in education and certifications to be a principal.
Sacheiry Comeron, 34, gets a kiss from her son, Yomar Lopez, 12, after Comeron secured an interview for a teaching job with the Orange County school district at a reception center set up at the Orlando International Airport to greet evacuees from Puerto Rico. Comeron's résumé includes 10 years of teaching experience, a masters degree in education and certifications to be a principal.
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Equity & Diversity Mainland Schools Receive Puerto Rican Students—and Educators—With Open Arms
As Puerto Rican families leave their devastated homeland for the mainland, school districts are preparing to take in students and offer jobs to teachers.
Denisa R. Superville, October 13, 2017
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Furniture is piled up outside Houston’s Thompson Intermediate School. Students are moving to another campus while the Pasadena, Texas district fixes the flooded school.
Furniture is piled up outside Houston’s Thompson Intermediate School. Students are moving to another campus while the Pasadena, Texas district fixes the flooded school.
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School Climate & Safety Children's Trauma Lasts Long After Disasters, Studies Show
Long-running research on Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin, Mo., tornado suggest that Texas schools will be dealing with Harvey's aftereffects for years.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 8, 2017
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Terrence Rideau, who has severe cognitive and physical disabilities, watches television at his home in Keller, Texas. Now 21, he was a middle student in a self-contained special education classroom when he suffered multiple injuries.
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Special Education Cameras in Special Ed. Classrooms a Complex Issue
A new Texas law requiring such cameras at the request of parents and teachers raises questions about cost, privacy, and even whether they'll help protect children.
Christina A. Samuels, September 20, 2016
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School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Teach for a Better World
Teachers shouldn't shy away from exposing students to thorny ethical issues in developmentally appropriate ways, writes educator Zoe Weil.
Zoe Weil, April 12, 2016
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Early Childhood Opinion Early-Childhood-Development Research Is 'Unassailable'
Investing in a child's health and education, even before she is born, has lifelong benefits, writes Sarah Klaus.
Sarah Klaus, March 22, 2016
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Grant Porter, 5, watches as his mother Ardis Porter, 26, has her blood drawn for lead testing last month in Flint, Mich.
Grant Porter, 5, watches as his mother Ardis Porter, 26, has her blood drawn for lead testing last month in Flint, Mich.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Flint Educator: Our Water Crisis Is a Crisis of Trust
A Flint, Mich., teacher weighs in on how the city's water crisis has damaged more than students' health.
Arina Bokas, February 8, 2016
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Maurice Rice stacks water at a church in Flint, Mich. Bottles of water collected by Flint residents were displayed outside of city council chambers during a news conference about the water crisis.
Maurice Rice stacks water at a church in Flint, Mich. Bottles of water collected by Flint residents were displayed outside of city council chambers during a news conference about the water crisis.
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Student Well-Being Water Contamination Raises Health Concerns for Flint Students
A federal emergency was issued over the weekend as city and school officials in Flint, Mich., continued to deal with the fallout from high lead levels in the water supply and the threat the crisis poses to children.
Corey Mitchell, January 19, 2016
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