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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

The state enforced strict policies to retain children who failed high stakes tests, ballooning the ranks of those who were held back. Most students lost months or even years of school time after Katrina hit in 2005. But they have much better tools than they did in 2005 when the retention policy was put into place,” he said.

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Who will Teach the Children?

EdNews Daily

Among teachers who transferred between schools, lack of planning time (65 percent), too heavy a workload (60 percent), problematic student behavior (53 percent), and a lack of influence over school policy (52 percent) were cited by the U.S. The percentage of teacher in their thirties dropped from 37 percent in 1990 to 22 percent in 2005.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

David Hawkins, executive director for education content and policy for the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. Closing that gap and getting kids to continue their training after high school is especially important here: 74 percent of jobs will require post-secondary education by 2020.

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