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Virginia district launches summer kindergarten readiness initiative

eSchool News

It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high-stakes assessments. “We

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

In 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Education and Phi Delta Kappa honor society, and in 2020 Noguera was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also advises the state departments of education in Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. About the Hosts. Dr. Morton Sherman.

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

The non-profit organization Mentor, which works to ensure that everyone “has the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop,” conducted a national survey in 2014 of youth aged 18 to 21 and found that one in three reported growing up without a mentor of any kind.

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

A group of secondary network superintendents debrief after a visit to a classroom at a middle school in Oakland. Secondary school superintendents joined their counterparts from the elementary school level to compare notes across schools, hoping to identify common problems and patterns. Photo: Jackie Mader. Training the trainers.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

Shahan said that it became even harder for charters to reach their projected scores when the state stiffened its academic standards, creating more difficult versions of the state test starting in 2013. “The rebuilding of New Orleans and the rebuilding of the schools in New Orleans was in many ways, ‘Ready, fire, aim,’” she said.

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

The Hechinger Report

Experts and parents widely agree that most students with disabilities do best academically and socially when they are in the same classrooms as their nondisabled peers, and when they are given the same opportunities to plan out their postsecondary lives. But too often, schools aren’t providing students with the appropriate help.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

Because of time constraints, the many academic standards that must be taught, and a lack of support, “teachers are not only hesitant to implement individualized instruction, but they do not even know how to do so,” the report stated. Educators say little has changed since then. She became a teacher through an alternate program.