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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

51Talk is China’s leading online English education platform. The company’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and through an online platform. Can you tell us about your education background? Can you tell us about your education background? Inkeri, you’ve been teaching for 15 years.

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National Network Launches to Connect Students in Crisis

eSchool News

With $250,000 from ECMC Foundation and a matching grant from Strada Education Network, the Emergency Coaching Network will provide up to 5,000 students at participating institutions with support from InsideTrack coaches specially trained to assess and support across a range of challenging situations. About ECMC Foundation.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic. So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. Allison Socol, The Education Trust.

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Teachers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your pain!

The Hechinger Report

were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. “Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

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Work Your Dreams Using the Top Five Leadership Competencies with Secretary of State Linda McCulloch

edWeb.net

Last, for those who want to become civically engaged, Secretary McCulloch recommends reading and educating yourself, attending meetings, volunteering, visiting places of interest to you, advocating for an issue, writing, and voting. program, and help advance rural education advocacy regarding the federal No Child Left Behind law.

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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. Educational consultant and former state board member Leslie Jacobs on why charters may have had difficulty reaching projected goals.

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How One District Went All-in on a Tutoring Program to Catch Kids Up

MindShift

When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic. Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization.

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