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"It's a very short-term measure, and it's not thinking about how we're actually building safe and healthy schools."
That's the opinion of Thalia Gonzalez, a professor at the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, who tracks bills in a number of states that make it easier to discipline students and tougher for younger kids.
The bills are being pushed by teachers who say it's safer to give kids more freedom, but Gonzalez tells NPR that the argument "isn't matching safety with healthy school communities."
"We have spent so much time moving past punishment and really thinking about what is in the best interests of educating our children," she says.
"And we have forgotten in this moment, in this post-COVID reality, or, if you can call it that, where our young people, our teachers are sitting at the front lines in these places of tension, that we actually have to promote and build those positive school climates."
She points to a recent study that found Black boys in preschool are suspended more than once, and that the risk of missing 15 days of school for a suspension means you're seven times more likely to drop out, "but that means that you will have less access to jobs
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Oti - the Israeli Autism Association, is advancing the development of children and adults on the autism spectrum.Recent years have witnessed a profound transformation in our understanding of autism...more
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MP Tourism Unveils Immersive Zone at KidZania Showcasing the State's Top Attractions.The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Experience Center was officially inaugurated at Kid Zania Mumbai.The initiative is...more
The Momentum Spine App enables radiation-free assessment and provides digital models of the patient's spine.The smartphone app technology starts with parents taking videos of their children at home...more
Lincoln Elementary School is thrilled to announce that scholarship applications are now being accepted for its highly anticipated Camp Invention program this summer.This year's Camp Invention...more
QNB hosts art event for children on Earth Day.Children painted a canvas using their hands after dipping them in blue and green paints.The children symbolise the importance of planting trees and...more
MIT has launched an effort to create more innovative medtech for children.MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative recently announced the establishment of the Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub to drive...more
Bring Your Child to Work Day Future Workforce and Natural Gas - American Gas Association.A new generation of Americans is starting to look toward their futures and the careers that could shape...more
New findings in Nature reveal how age-related gut changes fuel the growth of pre-leukemic blood cells.The study also suggests that this mechanism may reach beyond leukemia to influence risk for other...more
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