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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Somewhere in the 2010-12 time frame, that abruptly changed. Climate advocacy group EARTHDAY.org released a “state of climate interactive map” to highlight how climate change is taught and the policy efforts happening in every state. As other measures improved, youth also reported feeling less anxiety and depressive symptoms.

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Connecting SEL with Academic Achievement to Achieve True Education Equity

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In this role, she works to fill current gaps in research, policy, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students, and especially for low-income students and students of color. Nancy is a P-12 Research Associate and leads the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development work at EdTrust.

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The Challenges of Broadband Access in Rural Schools

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He then transitioned to the role of Instructional Technology Resource teacher at the same school, which he continued until 2010. In 2010, he was hired by Albemarle County Public Schools as an instructional technology specialist. Jamie started his career as a language arts and science teacher at Fluvanna Middle School. About the Host.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

The Hechinger Report

And since 2010, Native enrollment in higher-ed institutions also has declined by about 37 percent, the largest drop in any student demographic group. Limiting which Native students get financial assistance is especially significant, given the rising cost of post-secondary degrees.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

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10 Percent — Yearly increase in the percent of students achieving basic scores on state tests required by No Child Left Behind Act in 2010. Ken Campbell, who was director of charter schools for the Louisiana Department of Education between 2007 and early 2010, agreed that federal mandates likely had something to do with it.

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

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Nellie Mae passed on the money to the Portland-based Great Schools Partnership, which used it to coordinate The New England Secondary School Consortium, a coalition advocating for proficiency-based diplomas, among other things. (Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.)

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The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse

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Already down by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020, or by more than 650,000 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, it has fallen by another 7 percent since then, more recent figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. That’s down from 66 percent in 2010. “In

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