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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. Most importantly, it studied math, often an insurmountable requirement for many students to complete their college degrees.

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More College Students Are Downloading Course Materials for Free—Or Skipping Them Entirely

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Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since.

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This District Tapped Students’ Histories to Create an Ethnic Studies Curriculum

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This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to ReInvest. After taking several ethnic studies classes in college, I began to earnestly reflect on my life with a race, class and gender (emergent) frame. Shortly after college, I became a social studies teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

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PROOF POINTS: Seven new studies on the impact of a four-day school week?

The Hechinger Report

“We know that kids love it and so do parents and teachers,” said Emily Morton, a researcher at NWEA, a nonprofit assessment company, who has studied four-day school weeks around the country. But over the course of a typical 36-week school year, a four-day week means 36 fewer days of school. The research evidence isn’t clear.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

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Zeitz, 2008. Many studies have documented the benefits of proper typing technique (McKay, 1998; Owston, 1997; Bartholome, 1996; Bieman, 1996; Hoot, 1986). Sormunen’s 1991 study found that classroom instructors were teaching keyboarding, but only 12% had any formal preparation in how to do that.

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EVERFI Tackles Inequality in Nation’s Healthcare System with Introduction of First Healthcare Literacy Course for Students

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the leading Impact-as-a-Service TM education innovator, announced the development of the nation’s first healthcare literacy course designed for high school students. The course will guide students on how to navigate healthcare institutions and advocate for good, quality care. EVERFI Inc., More than 88 percent of adults in the U.S.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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And studies have shown that more than two hours of daily homework can be counterproductive , yet many teachers assign more. Cap the Number of APs Students Can Take Advanced Placement courses give students a taste of college-level work and, in theory, allow them to earn college credits early.

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