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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

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And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers.

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10 of the best and worst school systems

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For the majority of US families, public education is the only option for their child’s education. Public elementary and secondary education dollars traditionally flow from three sources: the federal, state (state governments contributing nearly half of public-school funding) and local governments. Massachusetts.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

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percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 The team established a partnership with a local housing project where some of their chronically absent students live and coordinated attendance outreach activities, which included workshops to educate teachers, staff and guardians on the consequences of missing school.

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

Gifting myself with an education is a part of my recovery,” said Nomi Badboy, 43, one of three students attending this week’s meeting of the school’s collegiate recovery program. Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely. and Canada.

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

The Hechinger Report

In some ways, the return to exclusionary discipline is a predictable outcome of the chaos of the pandemic. Darryl White is an educational consultant who works with school districts throughout California and chairs the Black Parallel School Board, a community organization that advocates on behalf of Black students in Sacramento.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Will jobs go begging? Our future economic vitality depends on this.”.

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