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

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According to a new nationally representative survey released Tuesday, 65% of U.S. principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The new survey data doesn’t look at whether tracking helps or hurts students’ math outcomes.

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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

Edsurge

It uses survey responses from principals of nearly 2,700 P-12 schools to take the pulse of myriad issues that affect students and how schools operate. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

Edsurge

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district.

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How ‘Climate Anxiety’ Affects Students — and What We Can Do About It

Edsurge

But it’s also important to note that the whole range of scale scores was represented in the survey results, so we did have some students who reported frequent or extreme anxiety about climate change.” There appears to be yet another to add to the list. Photo courtesy of Perkins&Will.

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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

Edsurge

A recent survey of teachers in Washington, D.C. At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. One relatively easy option would be for elementary classes to have their normal classes 4 days a week. Like their workforce peers, teachers want flexibility, too. So let’s imagine.

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‘We’re Sounding the Alarm Bells’: Head Start Report Underscores Workforce Crisis

Edsurge

Tommy Sheridan, the deputy director of the National Head Start Association (NHSA), a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, was hearing stories about just how challenging it is to be in early childhood education right now. The median elementary school teacher salary in the U.S.

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‘It’s OK to not be OK:’ How One High School Saved Lives with a 34-Question Survey

MindShift

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. A statewide student health survey given every two years reveals just how prevalent thoughts of suicide are among Colorado youth.

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