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Tighter standards put college-level courses at risk

eSchool News

Advanced high school courses could be at risk under new standards. Indiana state education officials are working on a plan to address tighter academic standards for those teaching Indiana high school classes in which students also can earn college credit. The higher education commission is gathering that data.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs?

The Hechinger Report

In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If It’s hard to know how Massachusetts’ recovery high schools perform academically.

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

Be careful of making assumptions because you might be missing important pieces of data.”. Even as the demands on principals have grown, including new academic standards and teacher evaluation systems, principal preparation programs have been slow to evolve, said Vanderbilt’s Ellen Goldring. Aquino nodded. “Be

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

At the vast majority of for-profits that focus on certificates, most students who take on debt to attend end up earning less than the typical high school graduate, according to federal data posted by the Department of Education and analyzed by The Hechinger Report. . He also told her she could expect to make at least $14 an hour.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

Edsurge

have adopted the standards while 21 states have standards based on the framework. Planet3 found its biggest backer in Rob Roy, CEO of Las Vegas-area data center services company Switch, which invested $10 million in the company in 2015. Nineteen states and D.C. Students also liked the avatar-based 3-D games. “I