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4 Reading Comprehension Strategies for Your Secondary Students

American Consortium for Equity in Education

The science of reading looks a little different for older students The science of reading is everywhere nowadays in classrooms and policy, and rightfully so. It is grounded in what we know about cognitive science.

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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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Are You Juggling or Leading?

A Principal's Reflections

Juggling is secondary, while the ball in front of them is primary. Consider the following to help keep your eye on the ball: Honesty is the best policy. They instead clearly visualize the most pressing and vital ball and prioritize one thing at a time. It is hard to lead if you are constantly juggling.

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Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

eSchool News

TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI. AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast.

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OPINION: Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’

The Hechinger Report

Made more apparent in recent years with the widespread expansion of school-choice policies nationwide, the latest college admissions scandal may be the final nail in the coffin of the myth of meritocracy in U.S. higher education. Evidence largely shows that more advantaged students disproportionately benefit from school-choice options.

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Untapped Promise in Charter School Policy

ExcelinEd

State policymakers can play a valuable role, too, especially in shaping charter school policy to meet new and unprecedented challenges. In 2010, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana tapped into Indiana’s charter policy, adult education policy and workforce development policy to create The Excel Center®.

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Awareness to Action: How Adopting a Dyslexia Policy Can Positively Impact Instructional Practices for All Students

ExcelinEd

Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”. Policy Changes Practice. In 2019, ExcelinEd engaged in 25 states to develop, adopt, implement, or improve Early Literacy policies.