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Fewer and richer high school grads heading to college: ACE analysis

Bryan Alexander

This information comes from Christopher Nellum and Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education ( ACE ), and is based on analysis of US Census data. Between the 2008-09 academic year and 2013-14, the total increased by roughly 50 percent, from $82 billion in 2008-09 to $123 billion in 2013-14.”

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

A meta-analysis of schools implementing comprehensive SEL programs (with the SAFE instructional framework) found an 11-percentile gain in academic performance (Durlak, et al., Another meta-analysis found between an 11 up to 17 percentile gain (Patyon et al., Could Adult Trust be a Key Component of Effective SEL? Weissberg, R.

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Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

A meta-analysis of schools implementing comprehensive SEL programs (with the SAFE instructional framework) found an 11-percentile gain in academic performance (Durlak, et al., Another meta-analysis found between an 11 up to 17 percentile gain (Patyon et al., Could Adult Trust be a Key Component of Effective SEL? Weissberg, R.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

2004; Vescio, Ross, and Adams, 2008 ; The Wallace Foundation, 2012): A vision of academic success for all students based on high expectations. 2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ). 2008): Successful Collaboration. 2004; The Wallace Foundation, 2012 ). A safe and cooperative climate for learning.

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Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

The Hechinger Report

But after the 2008 recession, local budget cuts forced class sizes to increase again, bumping the pupil-teacher ratio up to 16.1 In the end, only 10 studies, including four on the Tennessee experiment, made it to the final analysis. Communities across the United States have invested enormously in smaller classes over the past 50 years.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Consider this post (light on analysis, heavy on the archiving of primary source material) one for the wonks, students, and historians. “ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008).

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Thoughts on Continuous Improvement and OER

Iterating Toward Openness

Improvement in post secondary education will require converting teaching from a solo sport to a community-based research activity. RISE is the analysis that identifies which content needs work (you can read more about RISE here ). This process begins with a RISE analysis. RISE analysis visualization of Introduction to Business.

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