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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

So far, a 2021 study of Boston’s universal pre-K program found that students who attended the city’s preschools between 1997 and 2003 were more likely to go to college immediately after high school. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. percent, according to Census Bureau data. Office hours saved my life,” they said. “I

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. By 2013, the last year for which data is available, the gap between the two groups had shrunk to just 10 percent.

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Are science fairs unfair?

The Hechinger Report

Thousands of kids across the country, from elementary through high school, spend weeks or months coaxing seedlings to grow, building devices to harness solar energy and carefully mixing acids and bases. A second grader in Mississippi explains his winning science fair project to members of his class. Springtime is science fair season.

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

The Hechinger Report

In 2003, before the Great Recession, Whitmore Lake was like thousands of other school districts across the country. Census data. Census data. In the elementary school, art classes were cut. The school features geothermal heating and cooling, a high-tech computer lab and a two-story atrium. Taking on debt isn’t always bad.

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Why It’s Time to Rethink School Science Fairs

MindShift

Thousands of kids across the country, from elementary through high school, spend weeks or months coaxing seedlings to grow, building devices to harness solar energy and carefully mixing acids and bases. Springtime is science fair season. The good news is that some schools are conducting truly radical experiments on the science fair itself.

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