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Can kids get passionate about learning — and develop the persistence to follow where it leads? One school has a plan

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Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. We believe in the idea of trying on different identities: ‘I’m going to be a photographer, robotics engineer, or actor in a Shakespeare play.’ ”. Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. “We Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. NEW HAVEN, Conn. —

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. More on Claypool’s resignation from WaPo’s Valerie Strauss.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

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Starkville, in contrast, was regarded as a successful school system, offering opportunities such as Advanced Placement classes and robotics competitions through a career and technology center. And yet, the Justice Department has not asked the district to report on the performance of the minority students desegregation is supposed to help.

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“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. Anyway, Techcrunch reports that “WeWork takes meat off the menu as part of environmental policy drive.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ?

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. That push officially began in 2014, when Deborah Gist, then the state’s commissioner of education, announced a public-private “innovation partnership” to merge traditional and computerized pedagogy. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”

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” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” ” Maine governor Paul LePage has finally nominated an education commissioner – the post has been open since 2014. The transcript.).