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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012). Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. What can parents do?

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

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Putting a finer point on the problem is Nathan Harden , American education commentator, who in 2012 claimed, “In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. .”

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Who will Teach the Children?

EdNews Daily

Teachers are leaving the classroom almost as quickly as colleges and universities prepare them. The Wall Street Journal reported at the end of 2018, using U.S. Many of those trained to become teachers never enter the classroom. In addition, schools of education are reporting a steep decrease in student enrollment.

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More students are dropping out of college during Covid — and it could get worse

The Hechinger Report

When in-person classes there started this past fall, she was glad to be back in the classroom and finally experiencing some real college life. That was an increase of 2 percentage points over the previous year, and the highest share of students not returning for their sophomore year since 2012. percentage points.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. This podcast about colleges using predictive analytics is produced by APM Reports. Photo: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Data source: National Student Clearinghouse Graphic credit: Andy Kruse/APM Reports. This story was produced in partnership with American Public Media.

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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

When she started at a new school in the fall of 2012, she breezed through the timed math tests. From then until the coronavirus hit, when she was a 16-year-old precalculus student, Hernandez shined in the classroom. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. “It

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. MANKATO, Minn. High cost of dropping out. Paul College.

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