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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

Schools and businesses can meet halfway to close the mentorship gap. More businesses must open their doors to students through internships, summer employment opportunities, research intensives and other experiential learning options. Likewise, schools must adopt more work-based learning programs.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Thursday with Howard Blumenthal - "What About My Job at School?" #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Last week, the topic was distance learning. As with every episode, there is a larger meta layer--in this case, why the jobs exist in the first place, and whether we are providing nearly 2 billion children and teenagers with the best solutions to the problem of learning. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said. It’s stuff that we learned.”.

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How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

Students have at least 40 minutes a day to play during what’s called “Play to Learn” time. On a sunny winter morning in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten classroom at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center, 5- and 6-year olds spread out across the classroom learning about colors, shapes, engineering and design. EVERETT, Wash. —

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Could a plan to improve early education be putting the squeeze on child care centers?

The Hechinger Report

Instructor Alexis Hollingsworth, 21, uses build-and-learn and colored pattern blocks to teach a 4-year-old class about shapes in Beary Cherry Tree, an early learning center in Metairie, Louisiana. What would it take to make sure more of Louisiana’s youngest children are learning? Photo: Della Hasselle.