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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

2015, September 2015). “The Economic & Social Cost of Illiteracy.” She has published articles in the Wisconsin English Journal and has spoken at state and national conferences on aspects of secondary literacy. June 21, 2015. The life long consequences when a student cannot read. Read More ».

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

A range of specialist companies and private institutions is now providing excellent higher education components, as well as providing ancillary and support services such as examination and certification services, learning support, learning analytics, etc. A grim future for today’s providers of HE?

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Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools

The Hechinger Report

She chose the high school because she believed it could give her access to the type of company she wants to work for in the future. In that time, giving to the San Antonio ISD Foundation has risen from $919,520 in 2015 to more than $11 million last year. Gifts to CAST schools since 2015 have totaled $10 million, including a $3.6

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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How Mindfulness Can Help Teachers and Students Manage Challenging Situations

MindShift

Excerpted from “ Mindfulness in the Secondary Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Adolescents ,” (c) 2019 by Patricia C. Norton & Company. The mental advances that secondary school teachers recognize in their students, such as the ability to reason abstractly or to take the perspective of others, also come with a price.

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Why the Education Expenses are Rising and How to Deal with it?

Evelyn Learning

Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. Today’s generation is inclining more toward becoming social media influencers, stock market traders, etc. But, tertiary and post secondary education are subsidized to a certain extent”.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Circumstances are really kind of secondary. I am not an employee of any company — I do not get any vacation time, sick days, or holiday leave. Each time I show up online — be it on social media, or a podcast, or an email, or whatever), there’s a lot of pressure to SAY SOMETHING NEW, ORIGINAL, AND EARTH-SHATTERING. .