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PROOF POINTS: Tracing Black-white achievement gaps since the Brown decision

The Hechinger Report

The gap between white and Black students hasn't improved much since 2008. The gap between white and Black students was at its most narrow in 1988, but the scores of Black 13-year-olds continued to rise until 2008.

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

Doug Levin

“ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). The 2010 request would continue the policy of permitting States to use up to 100 percent of their allocations for competitive grants to local educational agencies. National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008).

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The Problem With Zeros

A Principal's Reflections

The policy for giving zeros to students who do not turn in assignments when they are due has pretty much been entrenched in schools across the world. This not only reflects grading as punishment but also creates a hole that students cannot dig out of (Guskey, 2000; Reeves, 2004; Reeves, 2008; O'Conner and Wormeli, 2011). Guskey, T.

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Data, Policies, and Plans for the Journey to Equity

edWeb.net

She recommends starting with the extent of equity and inclusion in the current environment, and then identifying which policies and practices can ensure an equitable and inclusive environment throughout the district, including the administrative, finance, and human resources departments. Aligning Policies.

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Recovering From 2020 Requires Supporting Students, Starting With Their Basic Needs

Edsurge

The policies and practices that have governed higher education for decades no longer reflect the needs of the majority of students , nor the realities of combining work and caregiving responsibilities with college attendance. Despite having been here before, the 2008 recession resulted in little structural change to address these problems.

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How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat?

The Hechinger Report

Since it seems near certain that the coronavirus pandemic is triggering a new recession right now, I thought it would be useful to recap what happened to colleges and universities during the Great Recession of 2008 to help us think through what might and might not repeat this time around. million, or nearly 16 percent, from 15.6

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Yes, Schools Need to Hire More Counselors. But They Also Need to Work on Themselves.

Edsurge

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of sanctuary schools , the broad understanding is that they are a set of policies to support and protect immigrant and undocumented students and their families. Additionally, after 2008, undocumented people in Michigan were no longer able to obtain a driver’s license.

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