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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

For the same reasons that many low-income students struggled to learn remotely during the pandemic, it was also hard, if not impossible, for students to take an online assessment of their progress. Educators and researchers are weighing three theories on what is responsible for the decline: money, instruction or reading itself.

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4 Steps for Designing an Online Assessment for Flipped Classroom

Fractus Learning

Are you thinking about designing an online assessment for a Flipped classroom? First, consider whether the tool you are thinking about is the right tool for what you want to assess. Second, does this online assessment align with the rest of the course curriculum. Make a plan for evaluating the online assessment.

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Business partnerships with community colleges help funnel workers into better jobs

The Hechinger Report

The Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act — or ACCESS to Careers Act — is designed to increase the number of students who earn these types of credentials and the number of colleges meeting the needs of local employers. Related: How career and technical education shuts out Black and Latino students.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “The Republican Platform on Higher Education Is a Mess,” says New America. Via Edsurge : “ Republican Party Platform Addresses Education, Nods to Edtech.” Via The New York Times : “ Mike Pence ’s Record on Education Is One of Turmoil and Mixed Results.” Education in the Courts.