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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

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Nationwide, high schools offering credit recovery used online courses 71 percent of the time, according to a 2018 U.S. Related: Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs. Despite what skeptics say about online courses, Altus administrators insist that their curriculum passes muster.

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Fuel Education Honors Seven Programs for Transforming Education for Students

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Herndon, Virginia, July 2, 2018 —Education is not one size fits all. Students learn in different ways and have varying needs. That’s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs.

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Alabama community college overhaul improves the odds for unprepared students

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Overton’s placement in the college-level course with a companion course, called a co-requisite, is part of a developmental education redesign launched by the Alabama Community College System in 2018-19. percent in 2017-2018 to 73.66 percent in 2017-2018 to 66.37 percent in 2019-2020 according to ACCS data.

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How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever

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Rosamund Looney, who teaches first grade in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, said that because of the stresses of the pandemic and online learning, “we need to grant a lot of grace and accomodations.” Credit: Rosamund Looney. That’s an inappropriate, and potentially illegal, punishment, she said.

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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

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Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Her coalition of advocates in Nashville now meets remotely, every Friday morning. Among other things, its members talk about the obstacles confronting students. “I We had some momentum. We’re just triaging.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

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It’s a little hard to map out an exact perfect scenario, but ensure that those kids have a tutor, ideally, a certified and experienced teacher, and if not, someone who’s getting a lot of training and support, and that those tutors are meeting with those kids from day one of the school year, if not before, to help them catch up,” said Socol.

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STUDENT VOICES: Teachers put you in situations to make you stronger

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We meet, and we talk about what we need to improve on, and what we need to do to keep working. Every October my parents come in for a meeting and we talk about the IEP, they sign papers, and I will take a test to see where I’m at, like, my math level and reading level. I try to make sure everything is OK and is right.

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