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

The Hechinger Report

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. 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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Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn’t Necessarily Hold Them Back

MindShift

Now comes a big study to say something different: Holding kids back at third grade when they don’t meet the academic standards will give them a boost in achievement, by some measures. ” Copyright 2017 NPR. And, it doesn’t affect their likelihood of finishing high school. To see more, visit [link].

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

Edsurge

Gariecia was in my Sociology of Class, Gender, and Race elective during the 2016-2017 academic year. John Lee: currently an Asian American Studies, World Religions, Civics and Modern World History teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, Ilinois. Paula Katrina, Victoria & Gariecia are all Golden Apple Scholars.

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

Edsurge

“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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KinderLab Robotics Announces New KIBO Guidebook to Enhance STEAM Education

techlearning

Each lesson includes facilitation suggestions, materials lists, center setup, and academic standards alignment. Each lesson plan provides specific setup suggestions, facilitation tips, and information on addressing cross-curricular connections and academic standards.

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Tighter standards put college-level courses at risk

eSchool News

Advanced high school courses could be at risk under new standards. Indiana state education officials are working on a plan to address tighter academic standards for those teaching Indiana high school classes in which students also can earn college credit. “This will have a detrimental effect on dual credit in our state.”

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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.