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Online Learning vs. Classroom Learning Research

eSchool News

In online learning vs. classroom learning research debates, both sides grapple with balancing effectiveness and equity. Which is better: Online learning vs. classroom learning? Online learning vs. classroom learning research continues to fuel discussions within educational circles, policymakers, and communities.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. The benefits of rapid translation go beyond the walls of the classroom as well. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

But it’s also not fair to the students who are relying on them to be focused on the classroom and to keep them going.” There are now two decades of research saying that having more exposure to part-time faculty who lack the most support leads to more dropouts, lower graduation rates, lower GPAs and difficulty finding a major.”

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. Establish a “no electronics policy” at dinnertime including for adults. In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments.

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PROOF POINTS: Plenty of Black college students want to be teachers, but something keeps derailing them late in the process

The Hechinger Report

A growing problem in American classrooms is that teachers don’t resemble the students they teach. There’s a surprisingly large drop in prospective Black teachers as they’re finishing their coursework and about to start teaching internships in classrooms. classrooms. Eighty percent of the nation’s 3.8

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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

The Hechinger Report

Related: Millions of kids are missing school as attendance tanks across the US Thousands of students went missing from American classrooms during the pandemic. One of the biggest problems that we have is kids that are missing and chronic absenteeism,” says Pamela Herd, a Georgetown University public policy professor.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover. Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance.

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