March 24, 2022
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Teachers like me face stigma and guilt when we take a day off — and it's a big reason behind the mass exodus from my field
Taryn Williams is a teacher in a public school district in Alaska who feels guilty taking days off. Incentives not to take days off and ... -
Schools will stop serving free lunch to all students – a pandemic solution left out of a new federal spending package
About 30 million students eat school lunches daily. JGI/Jamie Grill/Tetra Images via Getty Images Marlene B. Schwartz, University of ...March 22, 2022 -
What teens see in closed online spaces like the Discord app
In online communities, people can explore their interests – even if they’re not common ones. tomass2015/iStock/Getty Images Plus via ...March 22, 2022 -
How poetry can help people get through hard times – 4 essential reads
Poetry can be a way for people to come together. Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation When Russia invaded Ukraine, ...March 22, 2022 -
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We both left our homes in the UK to study in the US, but our experiences couldn't have been more different
Two of Insider's UK-based reporters attended college in different parts of the US. Their study-abroad experiences differed in many ways, such as ...March 22, 2022 -
3 things that influence college graduates from rural areas to return to their communities
Rural students who grow up with strong ties to their schools are more likely to return to their hometowns after they graduate from college. ...March 15, 2022 -
College could take place in the metaverse, but these problems must be overcome first
Questions abound about what it means to go to college in the metaverse. Iryna Veklich/ Getty Images Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston Higher ...March 15, 2022 -
Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon
Teachers across the U.S. have been under stress throughout the pandemic. Jon Cherry/Getty Images Christopher Redding, University of Florida; ...March 15, 2022