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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Research shows that many kindergarteners learn early on how to count and recognize basic shapes — two areas that make up the majority of kindergarten math content. Two kindergarten students at Hilltop Elementary in Aston, Pennsylvania.,

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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming as Pandemic Relief Money for Schools Dries Up

Edsurge

As school boards prepare to approve their budgets for the fall, many are grappling with how to make up for the yawning chasm left by the loss of federal pandemic-relief dollars. We already lost a teacher earlier this year and my class was the one to be eliminated,” a student said during the public comment period, as reported by NBC San Diego.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

For edtech to fulfill this potential, school system leaders need to better understand how to center equity in edtech-related decisions. How to Center Equity in Edtech Guidance At the core of this systems guide is a focus on equity. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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More schools are adding pre-K classrooms. But do principals know how to support them?

The Hechinger Report

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. In Alabama, principals can attend a unique leadership academy to learn about how to support teachers working with young children.

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

Edsurge

After a two-year decline in 2019 and 2020, suicide rates among American youth increased in 2021, according to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And there are increasing reports from adolescents of anxiety, stress and mental health challenges. A study released by the U.S.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

The Hechinger Report

Indeed, the way that the 250 secondary school teachers in this study taught didn’t differ that much between math and English. Teachers observed their colleagues and filled out surveys on how frequently teachers were doing various instructional activities. educators on how to spend their class time. “I

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