Student Life

The types of skills required to care for and advocate for oneself and others — self-regulation, responsibility, empathy, and discipline, among others — are becoming increasingly central to the work of schools and teachers, and increasingly…
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The Army Education Outreach Program, or AEOP, is the Army’s platform for advancing STEM education and literacy through STEM experiences, internships and competitions. AEOP, through its cooperative agreement with Battelle, has opened a…
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Now, growing demand for college-trained workers has brought a powerful new voice to the chorus: businesses desperate to fill increasingly complex jobs at a time of almost nonexistent unemployment. With worker shortages hitting industries…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Everyone has a reason why they want to learn (or perfect) a language. It may be for finding better job opportunities, surviving in a new country, or simply to understand different cultures. For me, my sole…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email I’m just going to come out and say it, dating can be friggin’ exhausting. Spending countless hours swiping right and left—hoping to land on a match or two that won’t make you want to pull your hair out.…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email It’s almost that time of year again! Once a year, our corporate overlords decree that we must quantify our romantic love for each other via commerce! Seriously though, we all like to get gifts. Valentine’s…
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Of course, not all coaches are effective, and some kids will take home destructive lessons and sour memories from their sports experiences. Even worse, the intimacy of the coach-athlete relationship can morph into abuse. But sports remain…
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So I went to therapy. I kept cognitive behavioral therapy worksheets. I took deep breaths, counted to 10 and walked out of rooms. And I even meditated at night. These strategies helped me manage the anger, but they never really decreased…
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Himelstein was lucky that he got into trouble during middle school and was able to get back on track for high school. He was also lucky to be born into an affluent, white, two-parent home in Berkeley, California. His time in juvenile hall…
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“With little kids, maybe the biggest barrier is mindset in that they can’t do it. Or the feeling that they wouldn’t be able to be in charge of themselves,” she said. The goal of a Breakout is for groups of students to work together to…
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