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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Stanford Graduate School of Education will bring you a mix of stories about how the crisis is affecting teaching and learning, as well as coverage of our ongoing research. We hope you are healthy and safe during this challenging time for schools and families.
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EMPOWERED EDUCATORS
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‘Teachers—here and there—all have the same underlying fears’
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Schools in Hong Kong were among the first in the world to close as concerns mounted about the spreading coronavirus. Stanford instructors shifted gears to help.
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THE PROMISE OF EVERY CHILD
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Helping the youngest kids cope
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Associate Professor Jelena Obradović shares ways for parents to support children’s emotional health during the pandemic.
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TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
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Unprecedented school closures? Not entirely
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Assistant professor Michael Hines looks back at an experiment using radio for home-based lessons during a polio outbreak in Chicago in the 1930s.
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BETTER SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION
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Why politics matter in high school science
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Doctoral student Lynne Zummo is studying the role that political beliefs play in teenagers’ understanding of climate change.
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A DATA REVOLUTION
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The ‘diversity-innovation paradox’
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A new study by Stanford researchers provides evidence that while women and nonwhite scholars introduce novel scientific ideas at higher rates than white men, they are less likely to be rewarded.
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IDENTITIES AND PARTICIPATION
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Intervention for black college students shows lasting benefits
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New research shows that a brief exercise to address students’ concerns about belonging in college can produce benefits that persist well after graduation.
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Media
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Wall Street Journal
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Dean Dan Schwartz addresses the challenges of gauging whether students are engaged during online lessons.
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CalMatters
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The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the long-term underinvestment in our educational system, writes Heather Hough, executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education.
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San Jose Mercury News
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Senior Lecturer Denise Pope advises parents to think about the big picture of their children’s learning.
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Inside Higher Ed
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When humanity is under threat, humans crave the humanities—and that ethos should guide higher education as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, writes Associate Professor Emily Levine.
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