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IMAGE: Dr. Shenghui Wu, faculty researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, led an analysis of bladder cancer incidence and five-year survival, comparing cases in South. view more
Credit: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country, a study by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, indicates.
The disease is also deadlier in Latinos and women, regardless of where they live nationwide, according to the research.
The team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), which includes the Mays Cancer Center, compared bladder cancer cases in the Texas Cancer Registry with cases in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER, which collects data on cancer cases from various locations and sources across the U.S.,
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“My district has enough counselors, social workers and nurses to meet the social/emotional and health needs of students.”
Of the 121 teachers responding:
About two-thirds (67%) report that their district lacks adequate counselors, social workers and nurses to meet the social/emotional and health needs of students.
The teachers we surveyed surmised that 76% of their colleagues agree that their district lacks adequate support personnel to meet the social/emotional and health needs of students.
The following comments are illustrative of the feedback about current working arrangements and student learning:
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This is the area where students are really struggling. While some are actually much happier in an online school environment when it comes to classes, they are missing any social aspects in their lives. It has been a real struggle to get students to connect with each other in this setting. They have noted feeling
Teachers speak out on students’ academic learning
Above: Karen Carter teaches 4-and 5-year-olds at Bushnell Way Elementary school in Highland Park in November 2020. Carter has turned her dining room into a classroom.
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February 19, 2021
At the end of January 2021, we surveyed our California Teacher Consultant Response Network members to ask them about their experiences as they adapt to serve their students during the pandemic. One hundred twenty-one teachers completed the initial survey of 25 questions, providing a rich data set of survey responses and thoughtful comments.
We selected the members from lists of teachers who have participated in education leadership programs and school improvement and curriculum networks. Those chosen closely match the diversity of the state’s teaching force by ethnicity, gender and geography. Two-thirds teach at the middle and high school levels. Most have more than 10 years of classroom experience.
And three-quarters of the 121 teachers surveyed say “less advantaged students” low-income students, students with disabilities, foster, homeless and low-income children will bear the brunt of the harm, worsening disparities in learning that existed before the Covid pandemic.
“When you have a school where 90% of the students live in poverty, it makes any learning hard,” said an elementary-middle school teacher in a north coast region school. “Some kids are thriving right now without the social pressures of being at school, but many are completely checked out. Many kids also don’t have access to the internet, which is a huge barrier even if they have a school-issued computer.”