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5 ways to help students struggling with algebra due to learning loss

eSchool News

Key points: Students need algebra, but many get “stuck” as they learn Offering tutoring, particularly high-dosage tutoring outside of school hours, could help See related article: 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program Since the pandemic, students have struggled markedly in math, particularly algebra.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Students Learn Valuable Skills Playing Esports in School. Esports in Schools Fosters STEM Learning. Time management.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

Terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed, but EdSurge has learned that the transaction was around $140 million. Talks with Discovery Education initially began with this in mind around the end of 2019, according to Schacht. In August 2019, the Silver Spring, Md.-based

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Prior knowledge is one of the key concept in educational research that fundamentally reshape our understanding of how learning occurs. This term refers to the pre-existing cognitive framework that each student brings into the learning environment, encompassing everything from factual information to deeply ingrained skills and misconceptions.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

In meetings with his academic adviser during the second semester of his freshman year, Robinson said he learned that though his GPA was solid, the school’s computer algorithm saw trouble. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. January 16, 2019.

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A historic moment for HBCUs?

The Hechinger Report

Even so, its enrollment had dwindled from a high of 2,250 students in 2003 to about 1,000 by 2020. Several of the largest and best-known institutions have reported enrollment gains since 2019, despite the pandemic. But a rescue, of sorts, was just a mile and a half away.

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