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As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

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As she made progress toward her major, chemistry, and needed fewer courses directly related to that degree, the state grant she relied on covered fewer of her credit hours, leaving her with thousands more dollars to pay. But during her junior year, the expenses started to add up. Then one day, Hinman received a phone call. Hinman applied.

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Exploring Culturally Responsive Science Teaching Through Turbulence and Challenge: Starting a Multi-year Research Study During the Pandemic

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Inspired by a challenge to design a research study of teacher effectiveness based on measures beyond student test scores, we were awarded a Noyce Track 4 research grant from the National Science Foundation to explore teacher effectiveness through culturally responsive education and core practices. 1992; Lopez, 2017).

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Why Do So Few Black Men Become Teachers?

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percent of American school teachers, according to a widely cited federal survey of the 2020-2021 school year. So, if I were to sidle up to you somewhere and say, ‘Hey, Sharif, you look like an interesting person. And so a lot of times people think of it as something new or something that they're starting. They felt seen.