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Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school?

The Hechinger Report

8:04 AM Four people waiting in the lobby, 12 callers “Good morning! When considering all state and federal funds that year, the district stood to lose as much as $21,170 a child. So when the center’s main phone line rang in her corner office, she answered. How can I help you?” “How can I help you?”

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When typical middle school antics mean suspensions, handcuffs or jail

The Hechinger Report

Having just turned 12 in the fall of 2017, Alan bubbled over with excitement ahead of his first rally at Deming Intermediate School in Deming, New Mexico, a small city near the Mexican border. His tics and shouts, all beyond his control, make him an easy target for bullies and, to some school staff, a problem student to be corrected.

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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

That’s why the kind of early learning experiences the twenty 4-year-olds are getting in Ruth Shows’ classroom on a daily basis hold so much promise for educators and parents, who are already seeing how far children have come since the start of the school year. “I It’s really only on us, what we limit or enable them to do.”.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Consortium for School Networking, CoSN, has taken up the mantle for the K-12 version.

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