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What we're reading this week: April 15, 2021

The Education Gadfly
4.15.2021
  • A San Clemente, California, elementary teacher, Kristine Hostetter, marched to the capitol in the January 6 Trump rally that preceded the riot. Her school split over whether to suspend her. —New York Times
  • U.S. Secretary of Education Cardona: “Schools need to rebuild trust with students and families of color as reopening continues.” —Chalkbeat
  • Dallas schools are staffing in-school suspension classrooms with personnel trained in mental health supports to address equity issues in discipline outcomes. —Dallas Morning News
  • How parents can cultivate creativity in children. —Daniel Willingham
  • Box Tops for Education switched to an app, scrapping the fun and simplicity of collecting cereals boxes and drastically reducing the funds raised for schools. —The Atlantic
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