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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

Edsurge

The schools have “guides,” not teachers, and there are specialized training programs to become one.) No wonder, then, that “Montessori education is often seen as niche and elitist,” says Joel Mendes, executive director of Prepared Montessorian, a program that provides training to teachers and parents in Montessori methods.

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Who Should Bear the Cost of Data Interoperability in K-12 Education?

Edsurge

From its founding in 2003, Empower’s team has used custom scripts and queries to pull data from SISs to create exportable files to send to their customers nightly. Empower still uses SIF today and its scripts can access data from certain SISs they work with. Currently, as of 2019, there are 244.

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University of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to cost $100,000 a year

The Hechinger Report

The privilege of attending is costly, at $57,642 for the 2019-20 academic year. Looking at data from 2003 and 2012 for 448 small private colleges, it found that higher tuition discounts did not correlate with increased low-income or minority student enrollment. It’s already one of the most expensive colleges in the country.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. That money was part of more than $4 million that Minnesota State allocated in performance-based funding in 2019 to colleges that exceeded their expected outcomes for all students, and for students of color, in particular.

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A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

The Hechinger Report

What used to be the black side of town has few active businesses, in contrast to the cluster of activity on the other side of the train tracks. Ben Lewis, a white newcomer who runs a job-training program tied to a café, said he worried that he would have to move away when his children reached school age. I’m afraid to now,” she said.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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The Case For Universal Pre-K Just Got Stronger

MindShift

According to the National Institute For Early Childhood Research, nearly half of all 3-year-olds and a third of all 4-year-olds in the United States were not enrolled in preschool in 2019. A future where every American child had access to two years of preschool during a critical period of their mental development.

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