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VHS Learning Earns MSA-CESS Reaccreditation 

eSchool News

Boston – VHS Learning has once again received accreditation from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), a worldwide leader in accreditation and school improvement. VHS Learning has been accredited by MSA-CESS since 2008. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Tic Tack Toe in the Blended Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). A secondary goal has been facilitating a transition from blended instruction to blended learning. For example, reflecting on work enhances its meaning.

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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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COVID-19’s Long-Term Impacts on Education in 2020 and Beyond

Edsurge

Secondary teacher positions are harder to fill than elementary ones; as are science and math openings. Just as it did during the 2008 recession, the government should extend the Pell Grant program by temporarily extending it to cover non-degree programs—something that’s currently under discussion. Mark Warner (D-Va.),

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

Bryan Alexander

Key findings: Overall enrollment decline for high school grads: “Since 2008, the percentage of all high school graduates who immediately enroll in college has fallen from 69 percent to 66 percent in 2013.” This also makes more sense of the growing centrality of adult learners in American higher ed.

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Reshaping Space, Roles and Routines to Support Children With Trauma

Edsurge

In 2008, the Holly Square Shopping Center in northeast Denver was firebombed with molotov cocktails in gang-related arson. In 2015, we opened the doors of Roots Elementary to 100 kindergarteners and first graders in the neighborhood. Roots Elementary. Five Most Critical Changes We Made. Teacher Roles.

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OPINION: Ending the stigma for college students with learning disabilities

The Hechinger Report

While 20 percent of elementary and secondary students have a learning disability, 94 percent of those students received some sort of help or accommodation while in high school. Fortunately, some schools are showing the way. This is no accident.

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