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DACA decision offers unexpected, but perhaps temporary, relief for students, teachers - Chalkbeat

June 18, 2020

Chalkbeat

DACA decision offers unexpected, but perhaps temporary, relief for students, teachers - Chalkbeat
The Supreme Court decision allows schools already scrambling to cope with the coronavirus to avoid also seeing teachers suddenly lose their DACA status.

DACA Teachers Across the Country Embrace SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Them to ‘Live, Work Without Fear’ | The 74

June 18, 2020

The 74

DACA Teachers Across the Country Embrace SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Them to ‘Live, Work Without Fear’ | The 74
Bilingual special education teacher Karen Reyes was in her Austin, Texas, home, using sign language to tell a story about an elephant and a pig to her 4- and 5-year-old students, when the text messages started rolling in. Not yet, she thought to herself, trying to stay calm, aware of the kids watching her over […]

After Supreme Court Victory, DACA Educators Vow to Keep Fighting

June 18, 2020

Education Week

After Supreme Court Victory, DACA Educators Vow to Keep Fighting
An estimated 15,000 educators in U.S. schools are recipients of DACA, the Obama-era program that allows immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to avoid deportation.

What Big Changes The Pandemic May Bring To School Classrooms : NPR

June 16, 2020

NPR.org

What Big Changes The Pandemic May Bring To School Classrooms : NPR
More than half of American parents plan to continue home-based education in the fall, a recent poll shows. Educational innovators got some radical ideas about how to improve learning in COVID-19 era.

This Tulsa Bookstore Owner Launched A Monthly Book Subscription for Learning Allyship - Brit + Co

June 11, 2020

Brit + Co

This Tulsa Bookstore Owner Launched A Monthly Book Subscription for Learning Allyship - Brit + Co
"This is my rebellion. This is me carving out a space in a world that was trying to tell me 'no'."

Teacher Spotlight: Manuel Albert on why he cares about motivating male high school students of color and how mentoring can be a game changer | LA School Report

June 10, 2020

LA School Report

Teacher Spotlight: Manuel Albert on why he cares about motivating male high school students of color and how mentoring can be a game changer | LA School Report
Over the next several weeks, LA School Report will be publishing stories reported and written before the coronavirus pandemic. Their publication was sidelined when schools across the country abruptly closed, but we are sharing them now because the information and innovations they highlight remain relevant to our understanding of education. This interview is one in...

Hermosa Beach City School District Selects New Superintendent | Hermosa Beach, CA Patch

May 28, 2020

Hermosa Beach, CA Patch

Hermosa Beach City School District Selects New Superintendent | Hermosa Beach, CA Patch
Hermosa Beach City School District Selects New Superintendent - Hermosa Beach, CA - Hermosa Beach City School District Board of Trustees selected Dr. Jason Johnson as district's new superintendent, effective July 1, 2020.

Tulsa wants to raise $5 million for immigrant relief

May 26, 2020

Fast Company

Tulsa wants to raise $5 million for immigrant relief
In the absence of public aid for undocumented immigrants, who are often front-line workers but aren’t receiving the benefits of the stimulus, Tulsa has established a multi-million-dollar private fund.

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