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8 Key Focus Areas for Developing a Re-Entry Plan

A Principal's Reflections

Addressing and Closing Learning Gaps Many people are saying that the summer learning loss will pale in comparison to what educators will see when kids return to school. Unfortunately, difficult decisions lie ahead, similar to the Great Recession from 2007 - 2009. Hence, it is crucial to start to develop critical supports now.

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Report: Class of 2018 Has Better Job Prospects than Classes of 2009-2017, but Still Faces Challenges

Edsurge

It found that those in the Class of 2018 have better job prospects than the classes of 2009-2017. However, in comparison to students who graduated into the 2000 job market, the Class of 2018 still has economic challenges. Among those challenges? Racial disparity for wages.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2009, Gerald Bracey, one of our nation’s foremost experts on educational assessment, stated : In its prescriptive aspect, the NAEP reports the percentage of students reaching various achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. emphasis added]. On the surface, this does seem awful.

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

NeverEndingSearch

Interactive digital tools will allow us to easily make comparisons. 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.

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The Importance of Developing Spatial Skills for STEM Success

MIND Research Institute

A 2009 Vanderbilt University review in the Journal of Educational Psychology looked at over 50 years of longitudinal research on spatial ability , and concluded that “spatial ability plays a critical role in developing expertise in STEM.” Similar kinds of spatial skill-building activities are present in Pre-K to 8th grade ST Math games.

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Little Passports Vs. KiwiCo – Monthly Subscription Box Comparison – Is Kiwico or Little Passports The Best Educational Toy For Your Child?

Fractus Learning

Two moms launched Little Passports in 2009, and since then, the company has become an international brand with exciting choices to keep kids entertained and engaged. This article, we’ll go over our findings on which product will be better for your child – KiwiCo vs. Little Passports.

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Building Vocabulary to Improve Reading

Digital Promise

More than half of the students were language minority students, and the vast majority of students in both treatment and comparison schools were low-income. The treatment schools were in their first or second year of using Word Generation. The results of this initial trial are very promising. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. Lawrence, J., & White, C.