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

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Today, 27 percent are, Dastmozd said.

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Top 12 apps for law students and the bar exam

Brainscape

Let’s start with the first category … Bar course app # 6: BARBRI Study Plan BARBRI is a well-established name in the world of bar prep and for good reason! They have an impressive pass rate and a ton of content, resources, and practice questions for law grads preparing to take on the bar.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

Their ESSA plans detail systemic transformations of assessment methods and other practices, according to Lillian Pace, the senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization. New Hampshire is piloting its new assessment system alongside traditional testing.

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Working and conferencing with a rubric: easy tweaks for effort + quality

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I’m always in search of simple, time-saving rubrics that make it easier for kids to understand how they’re being assessed. Of course, parents are notified and are usually supportive of the opportunity to improve a grade. Thank you, Dennis! Over time, though, they learn that doing it right is better than always redoing.

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May 31 - Interview with James Bosco on Digital Media and Participatory Learning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Kalamazoo Promise provides four year post-secondary scholarships for every graduating high school student in Kalamazoo the Promise has been the catalyst for educational reform and area economic/community development. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment called Future Visions. 2003); “Is it Possible to Reform Schools?

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 DeLorenzo screened the candidates, assessing their capacity for change, and six districts were approved , among them the three districts mentioned above that had already begun experimenting with the model. Staying the course in Portland. A local success story.

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The Nordic Effect: An education paradigm for the world?

Neo LMS

In 2000 the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) released its first PISA results (Program for International Student Assessment), and Finland has never been the same again. Paid and treated well, teaching in Finland is competitive: only 10 – 15% of applicants to teacher training courses are accepted.

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