Louisiana teacher draws outrage after using n-word to describe neighborhood on Facebook thegrio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegrio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Share
Professor Nancy Law, Deputy Director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education at the Faculty of Education (the Faculty), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), together with supporting organisations of the eCitizen Education 360 Project, held a public symposium in the afternoon of July 10, 2021 (Saturday). The research team reviewed with partner organisations in different sectors the efforts and achievements made by the community connected with the research findings released by the project, their aspirations and specific proposals for the future.
Speakers from the education sector, parent organisations, social workers, and leaders of related organisations were invited to share their observations on the changing environment and practices in schools, families, and the broader community including family and youth support services, as well as advances in educational technology. These emerging changes have contributed to the learning and well-being of students during the
AP
Three years after the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board banned suspending K-2 students for nonviolent offenses, members wanted data that would tell them if they should expand that ban through fifth grade.
An analysis of the ban made public Tuesday night showed that racial disparities in discipline persist even with the ban. But board directors Kevin Carter and Pam Harbin said that because the report couldn t explain why, the exercise had been a waste of time.
The report was compiled by a North Carolina-based education consultant, Prismark, and it showed that Black students are disproportionately suspended for violent and non-violent offenses. And while suspensions drastically decreased in K-2, the report found, schools were still suspending students for nonviolent offenses even after the ban was put in place.