Just News from #UCLACenterX – October 27, 2017 our free weekly education news blast http://uclacenterx.org/blog/just-news-from-center-x-october-27-2017/ Special Feature: Teaching and Learning in the Age of Trump: Increasing Stress and Hostility in America’s High Schools List of all the stories found on our blog: + Stress, hostility rising in American high schools in Trump era, UCLA report finds + His three allies on the L.A. school board want Rodriguez to take a leave. He says no. + California gubernatorial candidates take on — or don’t — the issue of teacher tenure + Ally of Milo Yiannopoulos wins control of California College Republicans + What the Girl Scouts can learn from women’s colleges + Mascot controversy: Should Johnny Rebel go away? + Time children spend on mobile devices has tripled in four years + Switching to middle school can be hard on kids, but there are ways to make it better + When we start with empathy and compassion, we do what’s right for kids + Children whose parents speak a language other than English less likely to enroll in preschool + U.S. education needs to move past its ‘fixation on the bachelor’s degree,’ study says + California community college tuition still the lowest nationally; UC above average, study finds + Until poverty eliminated, schools won’t graduate 100 percent of students, expert says + ‘They can’t just be average’: Lifting students up without lowering the bar + Teachers’ lower expectations for black students may become ‘self-fulfilling prophecies,’ study finds + In strategy shift, Gates Foundation to spend bulk of education dollars on ‘locally driven solutions’ + The only national Black school choice advocacy group is folding + Betsy DeVos promotes school choice; protesters say her ideas aren’t welcome in Washington + The work of 213,284 kids was analyzed. These are the writing and critical-thinking skills that stumped students. #UCLAGSEIS #UCLA #Teachers #Educators #Teaching #uclacx #highereducation #ucla #uclacsbear #uclabruins #educationreform #makingadifference #uclacommunity #education #uclarunsla #uclarules #uclapartnership #WeAreCenterX (at UCLA Center X)