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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Punitive mindset in grading and providing feedback: The key is to look at the staff culture and think about changing teachers’ mindsets so they are focused on not just grading assignments but truly helping students learn. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. million in 2012) from the federal Education Department. The desire to do this causes some really interesting conversations between schools and project partners,” Boss said.

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Opening the doors to elite public schools

The Hechinger Report

The new policy stands to degrade academic standards and exclude students based on race, she argued, calling it “a backdoor attempt to dismantle the exam school system altogether.” and Jessica Hockett found in 2012. That disparity in access to high-quality elite education is deeply concerning.”

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Dramatic DeVos nomination begs question: Can she be an effective Ed Secretary?

The Hechinger Report

She could start by honoring the federal government’s historic role in promoting educational equity and access. For them, she needs a more balanced message around resources, technology, distance learning, personalized learning and teacher quality. Department of Education (2009-2012).