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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. Most importantly, it studied math, often an insurmountable requirement for many students to complete their college degrees.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Behind the findings of the Tennessee pre-K study that found negative effects for graduates

The Hechinger Report

Judging from the emails, calls and tweets I’ve received in the last week, there are few early education studies with more hated results than the multi-year study from Vanderbilt University researchers, which tracks outcomes for children who attended Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program more than a decade ago.

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Education: by the numbers

Neo LMS

I prefer narrative studies in this blog, digging for real-world examples of teachers and schools that are making a difference. Overall, in 2017, the national grade was a C-average, scoring a 74.2. A finance analysis studies spending and equity in spending across districts, by state. Hispanic (2014/5 78%) (2015/6 79%).

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Numerous studies have found that without breaks students have higher instances of inappropriate classroom behavior. Not only did Elisabeth Trambley (2017) do a fantastic literature review of these, but she also conducted her own research study to determine the impact of brain breaks on behavior. Browning C., Aslan-Tutak F.

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Do federal work-study jobs prepare students for careers – and should they?

The Hechinger Report

Most federal work-study jobs don’t prepare students for life after graduation, according to a March report from the Urban Institute. According to her report, titled “Rethinking Work Study: Incremental Reform is Not Enough,” just 32 percent of work-study jobs are related to students’ coursework. But times have changed.

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New study casts doubts on effectiveness of personalized learning program in New Jersey

The Hechinger Report

. “I can’t rule out that Teach to One had no effects” on student’s math achievement, said Doug Ready, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and lead author of a January 2019 study of the program. Mountain View schools dropped the Teach to One curriculum in 2017. Those schools no longer use it.