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Incorporate Literacy Tools in K–12 STEM Subjects

EdTech Magazine

Reading levels for 13-year-old students have been declining since 2012, with the sharpest drop between 2020 and 2023, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s long-term trend assessment. Interestingly, mathematics scores closely follow the same drops, the assessment report shows. “If

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Math Scores Drop Again

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you’d like to understand this trend more, check out Education Week ‘s article: Young Adolescents’ Scores Trended to Historic Lows on National Tests. We can’t even blame it on COVID! And That’s Before COVID Hit. Returning to Rigorous Mathematics –December 16, 2021.

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Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning

The Hechinger Report

The coronavirus-induced shift of learning off campus was dramatic, but it accelerated a trend that has been growing over the past several years. The post Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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NEWS & TRENDS: Teens and Social Media: 2018 vs. 2012

techlearning

Down from 49% in 2012. 32%  Say their favorite way to communicate with friends is in person.

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EdTechSandyK's Top Five Posts of 2012

EdTechSandyK

White Rocket Burst Used With Permission As the new year begins, I thought it would be interesting to start my 2013 postings by looking back on the five most popular posts on this blog from 2012. And so my Top Five Posts of 2012 list is complete. It will be interesting to see what themes/trends evolve in the year ahead.

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College Enrollment is Dropping: Here Are a Few Observations I’ve Made Talking to Recent High School Graduates

The CoolCatTeacher

percent fewer students than in 2019 enrolled directly in college from high school, and more than one in four students enrolled in college in 2019 did not return the following fall, the highest rate since 2012. As in so many spheres of life, COVID is having an accelerated impact on already concerning trends. In fall 2020, 20.7

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