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Yes, Schools Need to Hire More Counselors. But They Also Need to Work on Themselves.

Edsurge

Since 2019, I’ve worked with students in the metro Detroit area to advocate for sanctuary schools through an organization called MIStudentsDream. These students carried those outside stressors into the classroom when in-person schooling resumed.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. OpenStax Director of Research Philip Grimaldi and other authors asked the same questions in their 2019 article Do open educational resources improve student learning? They had an important role to play in OER advocacy.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Deb : Definitely. Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? Joyce : How will you select those participants? 5 position for every 500 students.

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A federal definition of ‘homeless’ leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Neal Morton/The Hechinger Report The assistance came thanks to a Washington state program — one of the first of its kind in the country — that aims to help children who aren’t considered homeless, and unqualified for help, under a strict federal definition. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, an influential Washington, D.C.,

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How SBG Led Us to Empower: The Tyranny of 82% (Part 1 of 2)

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

While it's fictionalized, it's based on the reality I have faced in the past as a classroom teacher in a traditional grading system. A parent walks into a classroom to discuss her son's current grade with his English teacher. I'd like to start this entry with what I like to call "the tyranny of 82%." I'm worried," the parent frets.

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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

That changed in the 2019-20 school year when the federal government for the first time made public the race and ethnicity breakdowns for individual school districts. Districts must waive enrollment requirements, such as immunization forms, that could keep kids out of the classroom. Data disclosed in U.S.

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Here’s How Head Start Parents Are Building Careers As Early Childhood Educators

Edsurge

She oversees curriculum development, professional development and new staff training for 69 classrooms. But her view changed when her son’s teachers invited her into the classroom as a volunteer and encouraged her to apply to be a substitute teacher. Fredrick’s journey isn’t all that unusual.

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