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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

Some districts mandate lottery admission processes — but voc-tech schools often prefer to review students’ disciplinary and attendance records before admitting them. For instance, if a student engages in horseplay while holding a welding torch, students and teachers could be put at risk. The stakes at voc-techs are high.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

Each student can access a personalized path based on their abilities and goals so they can master the necessary concepts more easily. . Besides personalized learning recommendations, ILPs also provide in-depth learning analytics and reports. Learning analytics . Key takeaways.

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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% “Keeping in line with our prioritization on preparing students for further education or entering the workforce, Ancora High School helps to lay the groundwork for those who need it most,” said Bill Nance, CEO of Ancora.

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TEACHER VOICE: Social and emotional learning is helping close equity gaps at my school

The Hechinger Report

Our population of students from the five boroughs is diverse: 80 percent come from families living below the poverty line, 60 percent are Latino and 35 percent are Black. At Urban Assembly, we have used SEL as a way of both preventing and remediating dropouts. This has facilitated a profound change in our school culture and climate.

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The Professional Development Problem

EdNews Daily

Recent studies, including the Gates Foundation, the TNTP Project and Harvard research, all report failing grades from administrators and teachers alike, which is one certainty we can begin with. Engagement includes working relationships with colleagues and administrators as well as the import for keeping students invested in their education.

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How is STEM Education Shaping the Future of our Science Classes?

EdNews Daily

It is an effort for teachers and students to explore the interdisciplinary aspects of each subject in the scientific field. It is interesting to see students engage in a science activity that promotes science learning and other areas of learning. Students benefit from literacy, collaboration, and problem-solving.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

He likes the self-paced curriculum that allows students to complete a course in significantly less time than at a traditional school. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report. After his second suspension, he enrolled at The Charter School of San Diego, an alternative school serving many students at risk of dropping out.

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