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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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In 2018, Bruce Umpstead joined IMS Global to engage State Education Agencies (SEAs) in the important work of data interoperability and drive adoption of the CASE Network of Competencies & Academic Standards (CASE®). The post What Makes Professional Development Work? appeared first on edWeb.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

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In 2007, administrators were frustrated by the district’s poor outcomes and low graduation rate. The number of students proficient on California’s academic standards increased from 26 percent in 2014-15 to 47 percent in 2018-19. Ninety five percent of students in the district are Hispanic. Does it work?

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 Students with disabilities who are placed in general education classrooms get more instructional time , have fewer absences and have better post-secondary outcomes, research shows.