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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

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But as schools settled back into their usual rhythms in 2021-22, grades didn’t fall back to pre-pandemic norms and remained elevated. Edgar Sanchez, an ACT researcher who conducted the analysis, said the inflation makes it hard to interpret high school grades, especially now that A grades are the norm. grade points from 3.02

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

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The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19. almost 20% fewer than in 2009-10. Poster rom Kachel, Debra E.,

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PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

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The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. points from a 3.0 – a B – in 2009 to 3.11 points from 3.22 (a B) in 2010 to 3.39 (a B-plus) in 2021. At the same time, the average ACT score decreased by almost a point from 21 in 2010 to 20 in 2021.

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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

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East Palo Alto Academy, a small charter high school, saw a chronic absenteeism rate of 199 out of 355 students (56 percent) during the 2021-22 school year, according to state data. percent) in 2021-22. In 2021-22, 6.5 missed at least 10 percent or more of school days than in 2017-18, according to an Attendance Works analysis.

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PROOF POINTS: Graduate faster, learn less

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An analysis of more than 10,000 students at the University of California, Irvine, found that online courses helped students finish their bachelor’s degrees faster than in person classes, but their grades were lower. Credit: Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images).

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

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A new analysis of federal data finds that only 13 percent of rural and small town students major in math and science in college, compared with almost 17 percent of students in the suburbs. Some of the clues are contained in this June 2021 data analysis conducted by two researchers at Claremont Graduate University and Indiana University.

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PROOF POINTS: Debunking the myth that teachers stop improving after five years

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Philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates popularized the notion in a 2009 TED Talk when he said “ once somebody has taught for three years, their teaching quality does not change thereafter.” That is, the cohort of rookie teachers in 2001 were just as effective as the cohort of rookie teachers in 2009.

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