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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

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Addressing the needs of all learners at Wolf Creek Public Schools

Hapara

Developed by some of the division’s most experienced master teachers, this ELM comprises 64 core curriculum courses, including math, sciences, social studies and English. In addition, teachers at WCPS have also created or modified courses in Workspace for elementary through high school learners. Their continuous use of H?para

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

According to a 2018 Education Week Research Center survey centered on U.S. Based on the competencies teachers want to teach or assess, the system enables them to tag the course content accordingly. Video content and digital presentations . Online games and assessments. Digital field trips . E-books, studies, and essays.

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One university has a new college specifically to re-enroll adults who had dropped out

The Hechinger Report

Starting in 2018, while working full time, Golden began taking classes online – first at a community college in Ohio, then at Morgan State – with a resolve she didn’t have at 18. Morgan State’s applied liberal studies major targets adult students who have taken some college courses but dropped out before finishing. She earned a 3.8

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Some evidence for the importance of teaching black culture to black students

The Hechinger Report

A Stanford University study finds that dropout rates were lower in Oakland, California, high schools that offered a special class for black students called the Manhood Development Program. Advising and college counseling were part of the course, too. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Choose from our newsletters.

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The Secret to Preventing Community College Dropouts? Start With Middle School

Edsurge

Our goal is structured around 2018. How has Putnam County created partnerships with universities and institutions in Tennessee to essentially allow students to dual-enroll in these courses? It's setting those kids up with high school credits that's going to allow them to take more advantage of actual college courses in high school.

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PROOF POINTS: Most manufacturing certificate holders don’t get jobs in manufacturing

The Hechinger Report

More than 100,000 adults earned earned entry-level manufacturing certifications at community and technical colleges between 2005 and 2018, but only 40 percent worked in manufacturing afterward. Why would someone sign up for a manufacturing course, pass the certification exam and not land a manufacturing job? That’s a mystery.

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