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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

EdNews Daily

They deliver specific chunks of knowledge that are outlined by academic standards and required by school policy in the curriculum, not random tangents of knowledge. Following all school, district, state and federal policies. Definition #2 – Guiding the Studies. Pairing students for small group work.

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Dress codes are the new ‘whites only’ signs

The Hechinger Report

In December 2019, Barbers Hill Independent School District in Mont Belvieu, Texas, a suburb east of Houston, decided to begin enforcing a dress code policy that’s been on the books for thirty years. Hair has nothing to do with academic standards or college readiness. Like DeAndre, Kaden wears his hair in locs.

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OPINION: Why Americans should not blame their local college or university for the shortfalls of the elite

The Hechinger Report

The “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal in 2019 perhaps epitomizes what bothers Americans about elite higher education. with highly selective admissions and academic standards, are failing to enroll the best and brightest students from poor and middle-class families.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

Edsurge

In 2018, a report conducted by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania found that 44 percent of new teachers left the classroom in five years. While that example may not apply to us, much of the work educators do daily is under threat. Photo courtesy of Winchester.

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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. But huge swings in policy are often more disruptive than helpful. Third, involve other stakeholders.

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How International Rankings are reshaping Indian Higher Education

Linways Technologies

This is from Oct 15, 2019. This is from an article published on Oct 15, 2019. A 10-point ambitious growth and reform plan for Indian Universities has been presented at an event in New Delhi to enable them to achieve global rankings. What do these have in common? It’s obvious.

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Schools Say Highest Pressure from Students’ Social and Emotional Needs

EdNews Daily

New pre-released data from the Learning Counsel’s 2019 Survey indicates that 58 percent of schools now rate their highest pressure is their student’s social and emotional needs. Then a re-write of academic standards that had to be mapped to teaching and learning, constantly in revision. By LeiLani Cauthen.

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