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Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

eSchool News

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The report also details the extent to which students are separated based on their perceived math abilities, starting as young as elementary school. Algebra is often considered a gateway class. “The What’s happening there?”

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Homeless Students Are Missing School. Does Having a Separate School for Them Help or Hurt?

Edsurge

But that study did not track academic outcomes or chronic absence rates. Meanwhile, critics allege that the school’s academic outcomes are actually “terrible” compared to homeless students who study at traditional public schools. So does the model work? Are more schools for students experiencing homelessness a good idea?

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New Teacher-Focused Program Launched to Drive Literacy Results for Alaska Students

eSchool News

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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New NWEA Study Points to Instructional Strategies Driving Academic Growth

eSchool News

The findings highlight 10 instructional strategies that utilize small changes to teaching practices leading toward growth outcomes for students. ” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country. .

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. However, even in serious cases, providing school resources and help where possible can significantly improve outcomes for your students.[3] Johnson, S.B.,

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

Edsurge

The Evolution of Response to Intervention When President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act in 1975, it was because public schools had a history of systematically denying students with special needs access to a public school education. Jason’s story was a teachable moment for me.