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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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In order to address education equity, administrators must first recognize the common barriers. A holistic approach to child development, education, and differentiated support – This is a chance to make classrooms developmentally conducive to learning. without really looking for the root cause of the issues. Noguera, Ph.D.,

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

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Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. With help, he should have been able to graduate alongside his classmates, ready to pursue higher education. Our son’s education was a waste. Higher Education.

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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

Turning around struggling high schools is the toughest work in education reform. By 2013, Webster managed to graduate just 53 percent of its students, and it was clear to school and district officials that drastic change was in order. City Year member Shawn Wiyninger greets a student at Webster High School. Research found that a $3.5

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

But Oakland is one of a growing number of districts trying to reconnect top administrators to the kids they serve as a way to help the critical middleman in education: the school principal. A group of secondary network superintendents debrief after a visit to a classroom at a middle school in Oakland. These new tasks were added.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

The Hechinger Report

Educators and experts say such programs may engage disengaged students, increase graduation and attendance rates , and help students develop career goals at an earlier point in their lives. “I However programs like Harwood’s that offer academic credit in core subject areas are rare, Parton said.

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30 Universal Strategies For Learning

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Using “Universal Strategies” So how can this help you as an educator? If they have trouble, offer them three choices that align with your curriculum or given academic standards. Identify the primary and secondary causes of a problem. And 32 Habits That Make Thinkers. This is another attempt understand.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Educational consultant and former state board member Leslie Jacobs on why charters may have had difficulty reaching projected goals.