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

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022. The Hechinger Report has also found that college students are struggling with basic math.) grade points from 3.02

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

Doug Levin

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. Please feel free to comment if you believe I’ve missed a key document or piece of crucial information, or if you have a question regarding the context of a specific statement or document.

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6 reasons to improve teacher and principal evaluation policies

eSchool News

The new NCTQ report, State of the States 2022: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies , presents data and analysis on policies from all 50 states and D.C. The new NCTQ report, State of the States 2022: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies , presents data and analysis on policies from all 50 states and D.C.

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PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

The Hechinger Report

Today, A students make up a majority of ACT test takers, some of whom are not college bound and take the test as a required high school assessment. One drawback of the study is that it relies on self-reported grades that students disclose on an optional survey when they register for the ACT. points from a 3.0 – a B – in 2009 to 3.11

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This highlights the essential role of teacher collaboration in school reform efforts, with restructured schools reporting marked improvements in student performance. This could involve using differentiated instruction, incorporating multicultural education, or employing a range of assessment methods. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Extended Access to Education.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422.

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