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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” Here's the count-down of the most-listened-to episodes of the year. Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Rebel ‘Mayor.’ Is Teaching an Art or a Science?

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Addressing the needs of all learners at Wolf Creek Public Schools

Hapara

Improving logistical and academic equity with technology . In fact, dropout rates were reduced to 2.2% target and five points below the provincial average dropout rate of 2.7%. respectively, in 2019 and 2020. in 2020, well below the 2.9% The rates jumped from the low 70s before 2018 to 78 and 77.2,

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Auburn University awarded him the “Auburn Hero Award” for his work in “reducing dropouts and for helping Alternative Education Schools.” .

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Ripple Effects, Leader in Social Emotional Learning, Announces New Chief Executive Officer John Ray-Keil

eSchool News

Prior to joining Ripple Effects in 2019, Ray-Keil served as CFO of BlueFoot Partners, an investment firm. Listed as a Model Dropout Prevention Program, Ripple Effects’ resources have been used by more than 400,000 students a year in more than 4,000 school across all 50 states. ABOUT RIPPLE EFFECTS.

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Why America Needs More Black Male Teachers

Edsurge

After changing schools and moving more than 150 miles away, a former student—a young Black male graduate of the class of 2019 whom Roberts never taught in the classroom—thanked him for his mentorship and support during convocation. And that number is highly unusual. A special story recently emerged regarding Roberts.

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AllHere Gets a ‘Nudge’ to Scale Low-Cost, Research-Backed Way to Improve Student Outcomes

Edsurge

What he found was that the right messages, delivered at the right time, can boost attendance and reduce course failure, as results published in The Journal of Human Resources in 2019 showed. Around that time, Bergman decided to build his own messaging technology to support his research. But sometimes these efforts backfire.

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OPINION: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap

The Hechinger Report

In Texas — where the energy system failed those who depend on it — and elsewhere, our infrastructure is only as good as the technology that supports it. Through 2029, growth in the IT sector is expected to rise 11 percent and add over half a million jobs to the U.S. economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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