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Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 Renews Longterm Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Science Education

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Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026.

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How to program greater diversity among Mississippi’s computer science grads

The Hechinger Report

The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. This year, thanks to a donation from an MSU alumnus, they have expanded the residential camp to elementary school students. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

Averaged across 15 schools during the 2016-17 school year, the nonprofit reports an approximately 11 percent boost in the number of students reading at grade level — from 33 percent reading at grade level in the fall, to 44 percent by the beginning of summer. So far, results are promising. It was very rigorous.”.

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How to Prepare Students in the Early Years to Read at Grade Level

MindShift

Averaged across 15 schools during the 2016-17 school year, the nonprofit reports an approximately 11 percent boost in the number of students reading at grade level — from 33 percent reading at grade level in the fall, to 44 percent by the beginning of summer. So far, results are promising. It was very rigorous.”.

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How to build an engineer: Start young

The Hechinger Report

Aliah Corona and Dakkota Ryf, both 8 in this photo, check the force it takes to move a bag of potatoes six inches using wheels during their third-grade STEAM enrichment class at Pioneer Elementary School in Quincy, Washington. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. QUINCY, Wash. — Related: Alaska Native students pursue STEM with great success.

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The Idea of a Teacher Salary Minimum Is Gaining Steam in Congress. Where Has This Worked?

Edsurge

So in 2016, the legislature established the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (better known as the “Kirwan Commission,” a nod to its chairman). This year, for example, bilingual and special education teachers are receiving an additional $5,000 over their peers in general education elementary classrooms.

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The Kansas Moonshot: Redesigning Education

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We want to totally redesign K–12 education for all 286 school districts in Kansas by 2026.” One elementary school that was concerned with student tardiness now begins the day with a family breakfast that encourages students to arrive on time. She has served on the Commissioner’s Kansas Schools’ Redesign Team since 2016.