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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. What can that look like?

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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Related: Tipping point: Can summit put personalized learning over the top? One of the learning outcomes for Policing in the Community might be “to understand the laws regarding domestic violence,” Pearson said. Related: Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning.

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

The Hechinger Report

million public school students were identified as gifted in 2015-16, about 6 percent of the total school population, according to the federal Department of Education. percent, were considered gifted in 2015-16. There are gifted dropouts. School administrators often see gifted education as a frill. Nationally, 3.3

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. With the belief that extracurricular activities can improve academic outcomes, the district launched a program the following year for third- and fourth-graders. Ending Social Promotion.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. ” With the belief that extracurricular activities can improve academic outcomes, the district launched a program the following year for third- and fourth-graders.

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If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

The Hechinger Report

She was a high school junior when she learned she was pregnant, and didn’t receive the support she needed from school officials to continue. Partly as a result, educational outcomes for these students are bleak. Credit: Jimena Peck for The Hechinger Report. Most of the teens she works with drop out in ninth grade.

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