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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

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The state proved a bright spot on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. In 2003, the state began requiring future K-6 teachers to take two early literacy courses in their teacher-preparation training. The post OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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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 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0.

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

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This story about preschool was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA and the Naples Daily News. million from the foundation since 2003. The center has received $13.7

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When school districts fall into debt and can’t get out

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Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report. In 2003, before the Great Recession, Whitmore Lake was like thousands of other school districts across the country. Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report. By the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Whitmore Lake had lost about 25 percent of its enrollment, dropping from 1,300 to 960 students.

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NCLB’s legacy: As the ESSA era begins, have policymakers, educators learned from the past?

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President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., This is just the medicine we need,” Cassellius recalls telling the reporter. But scores dipped in almost all grades and subject areas on the 2015 test compared with 2013.

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Many Hispanic students never have a teacher who looks like them

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Students who share racial and/or gender characteristics with their teachers tend to report higher levels of personal effort, happiness in class, feeling cared for, student-teacher communication, post-secondary motivation, and academic engagement.”. Cubero Crispo thinks Hispanic teachers wouldn’t have automatically assumed he wasn’t smart.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

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In our own research with Challenge Success schools, we have found that, on average, after you count hours in school and hours in structured extracurricular activities such as sports, drama, or debate, as well as hours for commuting and paid work, middle school students report that on a typical weekday they have approximately 1.5