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Policy/Guidance

Higher Education Civic Learning and Engagement: A Massachusetts Case Study

Explores the civic learning and engagement efforts of Massachusetts’ public higher education system in five areas: vision of preparing citizens as a core educational commitment; development of a state higher education policy on civic learning; creation of civic engagement and service-learning course designations; progress in statewide assessment accountability for civic learning; and policies to align civic learning across the K-16 education cont

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Protecting Our Muslim Youth from Bullying: The Role of the Educator

Emphasizes the role educators plan in fostering safe, welcoming learning communities for their students and offers tips and links to resources providing anti-bias and bullying prevention strategies that teachers can use to address anti-Muslim sentiments in their classroom and school.

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School Resource Officers, School Law Enforcement Units, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Consists of thirty-seven commonly asked questions about schools’ and school districts’ responsibilities under FERPA relating to disclosures of student information to school resource officers (SROs), law enforcement units and others, and seeks to explain and clarify how FERPA protects student privacy while ensuring the health and safety of students and others in the school community.

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U.S. Department of Education Releases “Frequently Asked Questions: Using American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Full-Service Community Schools & Related Strategies”

Provides a press release about the recently-released Frequently Asked Questions: Using American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Full-Service Community Schools & Related Strategies. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are intended to inform state and local efforts in effectively using American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds to support evidence-based, full-service community s

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Reference Guide for Indoor Air Quality in Schools

Outlines processes for understanding, diagnosing, and resolving a broad range of indoor air quality issues in the school setting, including CO.

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Fact Sheet: Diversity & Inclusion Activities Under Title VI

Provides assistance for school communities, including students, parents, families, educators, and elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions, in understanding that diversity, equity, and inclusion training and similar activities are consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Fact Sheet: Protecting Students from Discrimination Based on Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics

Describes ways Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects students who are or perceived to be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, or of another religious group.

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New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline

Provides new and comprehensive guidance to help public elementary and secondary schools fulfill their responsibilities to meet the needs of students with disabilities and avoid the discriminatory use of student discipline.

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Secretary Cardona Announces the U.S. Department of Education’s “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” Initiative

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his vision for the direction the agency will follow in 2023, including improvements in learning conditions through eliminating the educator shortage for every school and investing in every student’s mental health and well-being.

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Raise the Bar: Lead the World

Describes a call to action to transform public education and advance educational equity and excellence from prekindergarten through postsecondary learning by improving learning conditions and investing in every student's mental health and well-being.