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There’s a push for teachers to focus on student mental health – which is important – however, teacher mental health also needs to be addressed. One in twenty teachers report experiencing a mental health diagnosis lasting longer than a year. We can assume many more are suffering silently or undiagnosed, and that the numbers are on the […]
Our 2021 Conference was held on October 9 at the Jane McKimmon Center at NC State University. Keynote speaker We are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker is Noliwe Rooks, PhD, Cornell University. Rooks is the Director of American studies at Cornell University and was for ten years the associate director of African American studies at […]
This past week was the 50th anniversary of Week of the Young Child—a tradition started in 1971 by NAEYC to recognize the importance of early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities. To celebrate, the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation and Firestarter Interactive are partnering with The Hunt Institute to make Starting At Zero: Reimagining […]
*click on image above to expand* Two disturbing bills HB 32 and SB 671 would expand vouchers and send even more money to unregulated private schools. Private schools are not subject to the same accountability measures, nor are they prevented from discriminating against students. This would be disastrous for our traditional public schools, especially at […]
