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    By Matthew Lynch
    February 16, 2017
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    Disengaged Students, Part 11: The Irrationality of Modern Politics

    In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ...
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    By Matthew Lynch
    July 12, 2016
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    How many ways can politicians ‘lie’? How a class led to a ‘truth’ report card for the 2016 election

    **The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ...
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    For the past few decades, our country’s educational system has seen both struggle and tremendous change. With the various ailments plaguing our educational system, education reforms have attempted to pick ...
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    Almost two dozen countries provide free or nearly-free university-level education to their citizens. Some even allow students from other countries to participate in their free education programs; some limit student ...
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    While most in the education field believe they are underpaid for the work they do, there are many people who argue that teachers’ pay is fair. Some of the arguments ...
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    Global education is an ideology that deals with the enhancement of individual perception of the whole world. It is an approach that helps us to become global citizens. Global education ...
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