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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Picture books for early elementary students: Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat. Intercultural Education, 2001, 12(1), pp. September 2016. Siwatu, K.O.

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PROOF POINTS: Why reading comprehension is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

Elsewhere around the world fourth graders had more negative attitudes about reading in 2016 than fourth graders did in 2001 in 13 out of 20 countries and jurisdictions. In this survey of elementary school children, parents had even more negative attitudes toward reading than their children.

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The science of catching up

The Hechinger Report

A seminal 2016 study sorted through almost 200 well-designed experiments on improving education, from expanding preschool to reducing class size, and found that frequent one-to-one tutoring was especially effective in increasing learning rates for low-performing students. Here’s a rundown of the most relevant research.

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Act now: Important IAL funding news from the DOE!

NeverEndingSearch

Priority will be given to programs that include book distribution and literacy activities with clear strategies for measuring success Proposals must be submitted by May 9, 2016 for grants that will be awarded in July. Show citation box.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2001: $450,000,000. FY 1998: $425,000,000.

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How to hire more black principals

The Hechinger Report

A student offers Principal Macquline King-Morris a hug on his way to the gym with his class at Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center in Chicago. CHICAGO — Principal Macquline King-Morris stepped out of the way of two lines of students heading to the Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center gym. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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Achieving Equity Through Systems, Strategies, and Educational Justice

edWeb.net

She was named Superintendent of the Northshore School District in June 2016 and is former Superintendent of the South Kitsap School District. Cathi Davis is the principal of Ruby Bridges Elementary located in Woodinville, WA in the Northshore School District. Cathi has served as an elementary principal for nine years.

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