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The Awkward Truth About ‘Free College’—It Isn’t Truly Free

Edsurge

But as soon as more people showed up to campuses in 2015, Tennessee higher ed leaders discovered a problem: Students were surprised by the additional costs of going to college. It even inspired President Obama to pitch a similar federal program. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy. Effects of a brief mindfulness meditation intervention on student stress and heart rate variability. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2015, 100(9), pp. The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress. Johnson, S.B., Riley, A.W.,

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Nearly all American classrooms can now connect to high-speed internet, effectively closing the “connectivity divide”

The Hechinger Report

We saw the first big leap of results in the 2015-16 year,” Marwell remembered. “I EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni?

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E-Counseling 2.0: Can a new wave of virtual guidance help?

The Hechinger Report

College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. It’s e-counseling 2.0. The American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250 students per guidance counselor, but the nationwide average is nearly twice that.

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