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PROOF POINTS: The lesson the arts teach

The Hechinger Report

Arts classes were further squeezed out after a 2001 federal law required schools to test children annually. Researchers randomly assigned 21 elementary and middle schools to receive arts education first and watched what happened to 8,000 of their students in grades three through eight. In the schools without art, 14.5

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PROOF POINTS: Why reading comprehension is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

In survey questions that accompany the NAEP test, eighth graders reported how much time they spent reading outside of school. American fourth graders also didn’t show the same antipathy toward reading that their international counterparts did in surveys by the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).

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Schools bring mindfulness to the classroom to help kids in the Covid-19 crisis

The Hechinger Report

In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health during the pandemic according to one survey.

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PROOF POINTS: Should parents value academic achievement or academic growth in a school?

The Hechinger Report

In an online survey, Chicago was one of five metropolitan areas that 2,500 adults were asked to imagine relocating to and choose a school district for their child. Excerpt from a relocation survey administered to 2,500 adults. Credit: Google Maps. Imagine you’re a parent relocating to a major metropolitan area.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

Based on a survey of families with children ages 3 to 13 and with incomes below the national median of $75,000, the report determined that, in 2021, 1 in 7 children do not have broadband internet at home, leaving them either unconnected or with poor quality connections. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.

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How Mindfulness During Class Can Help Students and Teachers

MindShift

In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” Coleman Elementary, hasn’t had a suspension in six years, according to the principal.

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Top Tips for Teaching Online From Educators Doing It Now

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This can include student surveys and also tracking which students are participating, what questions are being asked, and how often the same question is being asked by different students. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.