The U.S. educational landscape has been drastically transformed since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school campuses five years ago. Access to high-quality teachers and curriculum developed by teachers is shrinking, for…
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More kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage
A growing number of students in public schools – right now, about 15% of them – are eligible for special education services. These services include specially designed instruction for students…
Happiness class is helping clinically depressed school teachers become emotionally healthy − with a cheery assist from Aristotle
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of Course Evidence-Based Happiness for Teachers What prompted the idea for the course? I…