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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

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The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. Department of Education called Algebra I the gateway course to all higher math study.

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Teenage Brains Are Elastic. That’s a Big Opportunity for Social-Emotional Learning.

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“You can’t actually function in a purely academic zone without also developing the sensibilities, orientations, behaviors and strategies that all of us use to navigate our everyday lives.” Toddy Dickson Consider Valor Collegiate, a small network of three high-performing charter schools in Nashville, Tennessee.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

Lindsay is a forerunner among a growing number of schools and districts across the United States that have adopted a performance- or competency-based approach to education, said Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the Aurora Institute , a nonprofit that studies and promotes competency-based education.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

Many administrators at public schools say they are using strategies to “personalize” learning, giving students the chance to tackle coursework at their own pace or have a greater say in what they study. She also plans to carve out time for students to choose what to study. As part of a pilot, he is testing this, and Ms.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

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Between September 2016 and June 2017, the number of licensed work-based learning coordinators in Vermont increased from 38 to 53. Before students can earn academic credit, they must complete a final project, which is then assessed by a highly-qualified teacher in that content area. I was skeptical at first,” White said.

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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

In addition, kindergarteners who took advantage of state-funded pre-K in Quitman ranked among the top five performers on an assessment of school readiness skills, state data released in November show. million in 2017. Early education sets the train in motion for where children are going to end up.”. Related: Cramming for kindergarten.