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Not exact matches
But despite this push
at the federal
level, too few states, districts, and
schools have prioritized the active cultivation
of learning
mindsets and skills.
The lack
of diversity in the teaching profession, combined with these differing interpretations
of student ability and behavior, may partially explain why students
of color are suspended or expelled from all
levels of school at disproportionate rates.23 Such harsh discipline practices place them
at higher risk
of subsequent academic disengagement and increase the probability that they will later drop out.24 While these
mindsets may be unintentional, their prevalence greatly affects students» performance and behavior.
For example, for the first time in the beginning
of the 2017 — 2018
school year, all students
at each sixth -, seventh -, and eighth - grade
level received a unique Starting Strong growth
mindset intervention within in the first month
of school and each grade received a unique Staying Strong three - week growth
mindset intervention during a
school - wide socioemotional learning unit.