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OPINION: New leadership at the top should mean big changes for English language learners

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One included academic standards for my state. The other was filled with the English language development (ELD) standards. My job was to ensure that my students, all of whom were categorized as English learners (ELs), met these grade-level and proficiency standards by the end of the year.

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

The non-profit organization Mentor, which works to ensure that everyone “has the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop,” conducted a national survey in 2014 of youth aged 18 to 21 and found that one in three reported growing up without a mentor of any kind. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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

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Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. Research found that a $3.5

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Survey: Teachers could improve their content knowledge

eSchool News

Across the country, with changing academic standards and increasingly diverse learning environments, the role of teachers is of paramount importance,” said YouthTruth’s Executive Director Jen Vorse Wilka. “At Additionally, only 59 percent of surveyed students reported that their homework assignments help them understand the subject.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

He has published over 250 research articles in academic journals, book chapters in edited volumes, research reports, and editorials in major newspapers. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, the National Equity Project, and The Nation. About the Hosts.

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Six Steps to Project Based Learning

eSpark

The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. When conducting research around an essential question, students should utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources. Project based learning occurs over weeks and, in some cases, months.

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

The Hechinger Report

A group of secondary network superintendents debrief after a visit to a classroom at a middle school in Oakland. Secondary school superintendents joined their counterparts from the elementary school level to compare notes across schools, hoping to identify common problems and patterns. Photo: Jackie Mader. Training the trainers.