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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education[2]. Analysis of Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem on Secondary School Students in Kieni West Sub-County, Nyeri County, Kenya.” Journal of Education and Practice, November 2016, 7, 82-98. Developmental psychology, 2009, 45(3), 740-63. Wairimu, M.J.,

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How Parent Empowerment Can Change Your Classroom for the Better

Waterford

8] Additionally, one study found that when parents are involved in schools, their children are more likely to graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education.[9]. Developmental Psychology, 2009, 45(3), pp. Journal of Education and Practice, November 2016, 7, pp. Sheldon, S. and Jung, S. Wairimu, M.J., and Muiru, A.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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4 finalists vie for Superintendent of the Year

eSchool News

AASA, The School Superintendents Association, announced today the finalists for the 2016 National Superintendent of the Year. Co-sponsored by Aramark, VALIC and AASA, the 2016 National Superintendent of the Year will be announced at AASA’s National Conference on Education , Feb. 11-13, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Math Modeling: Why are We Missing it in High School?

EdNews Daily

18 July 2016. Citation: Bencze, John Lawrence, and Gervase Michael Bowen. “A National Science Fair: Exhibiting Support for the Knowledge Economy.” ” Taylor & Francis Online.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

Formed in December 2016 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MESE) and the. Kenneth Klau, Director of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. Sometimes, it is just a distraction.

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Discipline Outdoes Talent—Here’s How

Fractus Learning

“In…studies of both secondary school and university students, self-discipline has surpassed intelligence test scores to better predict school performance, attendance, and graduation honors. For school performance, “discipline outdoes talent,” concluded researchers Angela Duckworth and Martin Seligman (2005, 2006).”