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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). and 0.31, respectively, for math scale scores on standardized state assessments. Exploring ST Math’s Implementation and Impact: A Report from the Proving Ground. 2014, 2019).

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

The Hechinger Report

Fifteen years ago, Brenda Cassellius was an assistant principal at a Minneapolis high school when a local reporter asked her about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the brand-new congressional overhaul of federal education policy. This is just the medicine we need,” Cassellius recalls telling the reporter. Monday, Sept.

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What Kinds of Homework Seem to be Most Effective?

MindShift

If you made it past the headline, you’re likely a student, concerned parent, teacher or, like me, a nerd nostalgist who enjoys basking in the distant glow of Homework Triumphs Past (second-grade report on Custer’s Last Stand, nailed it!). So any comparison is, to a degree, apples-to-oranges (or, at least, apples-to-pears).

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Kids struggle to read when schools leave phonics out

The Hechinger Report

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. More than 60 percent of American fourth-graders are not proficient readers, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and it’s been that way since testing began in the 1990s. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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Scrutiny of colleges that get billions in GI Bill money remains mired in bureaucracy

The Hechinger Report

Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews with veterans’ policy advocates, government staffers and other officials suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior. Photo: Peggy Peattie for The Hechinger Report. As a result, there are now gaping holes in the GI Bill.”.

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