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

Edsurge

A new report might give them a better idea of where they stand—and can provide guidance for colleges trying to support them. The report, published by the Economic Policy Institute, examines the job outcomes for those between the ages of 21 and 24 with a bachelor’s degree. Among those challenges? Racial disparity for wages. percent.

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

Department of Education in 2009 found that, on average, students in online learning environments performed slightly better than those in traditional classrooms. Conversely, a 2020 report by the National Education Policy Center found that online charter schools generally underperformed traditional schools in terms of student academic growth.

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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

Research has shown that feedback is vital in establishing good relations as it can enhance relationships, strengthen loyalty and commitment, and increase morale (Smith, 2009). Pile on the positive feedback Sometimes there is never enough of a good thing when it comes to building up culture.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

Even back in 2001, an in-depth study of an online-education effort at the State University of New York reported that most faculty who taught remotely found the techniques they discovered online positively impacted their campus instruction when they returned to the classroom.

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New Podcast Episode: Let’s Not Screw Up This Stimulus for Education

EdNews Daily

Listen to the latest episode of the EduJedi Report podcast Host LeiLani Cauthen and Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools, Napa County Office of Education in California discuss what the ARRA Stimulus of 2009 did compared to the intention of the new CARES Act.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Journalists (and others) are failing us when they don’t report out what NAEP levels mean. For instance, the New York Times reported this graph today from NCES : “Appalling,” right?! The National Academy of Sciences report was particularly scathing, labeling NAEP’s achievement levels as “fundamentally flawed.”.

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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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