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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

Edsurge

They outlined key factors that can predict non-submission, using data students put into their Common App profiles coupled with community indicators from the American Community Survey administered by the U.S. Census Bureau and school features from the Common Core of Data maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Student voice: My journey from Kentucky’s rural poverty to Wellesley — and across the empathy gap

The Hechinger Report

Related: More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening. When I joined the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, which works to elevate student voice in education research, policy and advocacy across Kentucky, I wrote a piece about poor students needing more from policymakers.

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Who is the new U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona?

The Hechinger Report

Optimistically, the report said that if the recommendations were followed, they would help close the achievement gap by 2020. You know when we talk about preparing students for the jobs of the future, it’s critical thinking, it’s self-advocacy. He noted that strides have been made in improving attendance and in school climate.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

During her administrative tenure, Dr. Removcik has led professional development trainings on several state initiatives including Common Core Standards, educator effectiveness, and data analysis. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Common Core State Standards. I haven’t put the Common Core State Standards on this list because I think the content of the standards was bad.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” “New study raises concerns about impact of automated social media advocacy on education coverage,” says Alexander Russo. Robots hate the Common Core. Seriously?!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Common Core test scores released and California ’s scores were up a little bit, Connecticut ’s were up a little bit more, and Maryland ’s were better in math. Here’s the latest one for the Class of 2020. ” More lawsuit news in the sports section below. Go, School Sports Team!