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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again.

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20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2021

The Principal of Change

You can read all of the quotes below or check out the past lists here: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020. ” I hope you have a purpose-filled 2021! In this year’s list, I include many quotes from guests on my podcast, as well as ones from popular culture. Purpose crosses disciplines. I just hope I find it along the way.”

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Resources for Teacher and Instructional Coaches – March 2021

Edthena

As we are blossoming into the spring months, in-person learning is also started to spring as schools are reopening across the county. Expert suggestions for redesigning your in-person learning spaces. Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Here are a few of the highlights. .

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

From July through December 2021, I took Teaching Computer Science in Grades 6-12 from Advancement Courses for my three hours of college credit required by my certification organization. . You are a person who would like learn on a flexible schedule. You have a personal learning plan. Personalized.

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OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track

The Hechinger Report

Young children learn best through hands-on activities, and parents found “remote” preschool a frustratingly poor substitute for in-person learning. As a result, just 32 percent of America’s 4-year-olds and 6 percent of our 3-year-olds received state-funded pre-K in 2021-22.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

As parents fearful of coronavirus’s spread and frustrated with their schools’ forays into remote learning seek other options, they are increasingly turning to virtual for-profit charter schools like the one Nemergut chose. At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data.

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In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year

The Hechinger Report

Brentwood Union Free School District gave out 466 long-term suspensions from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Related: When your disability gets you sent home from school In 2021-22 alone, the 17 school districts that provided data issued more than 1,600 long-term suspensions, an average of nine per school day. It really broke me.”

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