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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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District leaders will need to have and communicate a clear, powerful vision about where the school system is headed in order to guide the way forward. As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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As a leader in educational media for children and students and a key partner with parents and educators across America, PBS today announced SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION, a special week of primetime programming examining the challenges facing today’s students and America’s education system. ET – TED TALKS “Education Revolution”.

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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

Georgia State’s analytics system color codes a student’s risk of dropping out and Robinson’s file was showing yellow, a sign that his plan to go into nursing was risky. Most of the schools using predictive analytics systems aren’t elite universities, where low graduation rates aren’t a big problem. Earning a profit.

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

The Hechinger Report

Often, personalized learning includes technology that adapts lessons to students’ needs and provides data so that teachers can see how each learner is growing. New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont are among the few states that have been building personalized learning systems for years. But developing such systems is a complicated task.

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‘It’s really hard to parent from behind bars’

The Hechinger Report

She worked physically demanding jobs until 2003 when she was injured, went back to school for office administration and found a job working for an attorney. Children of incarcerated parents say their families’ involvement with the justice system can complicate education in a variety of ways.

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OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked

The Hechinger Report

Fortunately, many campuses have started to prioritize student mental health by building programs and systems to support all students. Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, for example, has a strong institutional commitment to supporting student mental health.

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