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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. Dr. Morton Sherman.

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

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Andrea, who earned her college degree in English literature in 2012, is a temp in a law firm and drives people around on weekday mornings and through the weekends. Without family or professional ties to a particular field, it’s hard to gain access to a quality job in a competitive market.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

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Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

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Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. million in 2012) from the federal Education Department. The desire to do this causes some really interesting conversations between schools and project partners,” Boss said.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

When Mary Fair became a teacher in 2012, her classes often contained a mix of special education students and general education students. Bloomfield Middle School, where Fair, Rodriguez, and Herrera teach, chose to partner with the iSTeM program in 2012. Photo: Jackie Mader. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. Educators say little has changed since then.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. So far, the library has since been accessed by around 250,000 teachers, who have made more than 9 million student accounts for the apps, according to the company. Suffice to say, school leaders are not keeping tabs on all of them.)

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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Planet3 agreed to earth and life science curriculum with supplemental lesson plans and free 24-hour access to the platform for students, teachers and parents. Atari founder Nolan Bushnell started BrainRush in 2012. Magnates from the gaming industry have attempted as well. Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins raised $9.3