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With Limited Options, a Struggling Campus Prepares Students for Life After High School

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Anabel Garza, Principal After realizing modest improvements on tests scores over the past few years, going from 16 percent showing grade-level academic achievement on state exams in 2013 to 30 percent in 2017, the teaching staff has deepened their mission. Playground for daycare kids at Reagan Early College High School.

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How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater

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An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Yet, funding for the arts currently shows no sign of rebounding from cutbacks stemming from George W. percent of the U.S.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

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case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). In 2013, Inside Higher Ed wrote an article about double-spending at universities. OER awareness (or lack thereof) stems from misunderstanding of how OERs work, and the complete ignorance of its very existence. There is clearly a disconnect here.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

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Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. He said he never had to study or actually learn anything to get an A. He graduated in 2013.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

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There are gifted dropouts. Without the outreach and prep program, the Olmsted gifted program began to grow whiter — from 55 percent Black and 30 percent white in 2004 to 32 percent Black and 46 percent white in 2013, according to federal data. Racism will always play a factor in most people’s decision-making.”

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Learning Revolution Free Events - Great, GREAT Keynotes - MiniCon - ISTE Unplugged! - Striving for Failure?

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Reform Symposium MiniCon May , May 4th 9:30am - 1pm EDT Upcoming deadlines: Sign up for the Tech & App Smackdown - Share your favorite web tool or app as we celebrate our amazing presenters from 2013 and look forward to #RSCON5 on July 11-13th, 2014. Read more about this study here. Or sign up to be an Inpire Presenter !

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From foster care to college

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College students often decamp from their universities during the summer to intern, study abroad or just get a break from dining hall food. Later that day, she planned to study for her summer session classes, English and public speaking, and to meet with an advisor. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. KALAMAZOO, Mich.

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