Tag: Education
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Supporting the next generation of teachers
Fewer students are choosing careers in education, or they become disenchanted before their careers are fully launched. Without them, schools face a growing shortage of schoolteachers, particularly in districts with increased ethno-racial and linguistic diversity. To bolster teacher ranks, Nebraska launched Project RAÍCES, a pilot program to help recruit, retain and diversify the next generation…
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Forging partnerships for biodiversity education
Students living in rural and tribal communities are surrounded by a remarkable range of biodiversity: Grasses, flowers and wildlife are centerpieces of these youths’ lives. A display at the Fort Washakie School and Community Library located in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, part of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The library primarily serves the Eastern Shoshone Native…