Educatonal Links 9/7/16

Flags of North and Central America.

Roots: Why We Must Support Non-English Speakers

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education/2016/09/roots_non-english_speakers.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

5 Ways To Promote Positive iPad “Screen Time” At School

http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology/5-ways-to-promote-positive-ipad-screen-time-at-school/ 

With New Mandate, Special Ed Classrooms Get Cameras

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/09/06/with-new-mandate-cameras/22704/ 

The Lasting Impact of Mispronouncing Students’ Names

http://neatoday.org/2016/09/01/pronouncing-students-names/ 

Sex ed is required. Why isn't financial education? 

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/04/opinions/sex-ed-is-required-but-not-financial-education-heather-long/ 

Multilingual Texting Platform Aims to Help Schools Engage All Families

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/multilingual-texting-platform-aims-help-schools-engage-all-families-199643596 

Studies on Head Start Bolster Arguments for Long-Term Impact

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/31/studies-on-head-start-bolster-arguments-for.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Almost since Head Start's creation half a century ago as part of the War on Poverty, advocates have sought a research-based answer to this question: Does it work?
Two new studies examining the long-term impact of the $8.6 billion federal preschool program offer support to those who say the answer is yes.
Those studies—one of which took a look at Head Start participants in middle school and another that examined life outcomes at adulthood—say that Head Start has measurable long-term benefits for certain outcomes.