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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. . Joel Vargas, Jobs for the Future (JFF). “It’s

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Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund Partners with Discovery Education

eSchool News

DUBAI, UAE–29 September, 2020 : The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, the cost of remedial education exceeded $1 billion annually; many colleges operated separate departments of “developmental education,” higher-education’s euphemistic jargon for non-credit catch-up classes. Department of Education. The confusion stems from the study design.

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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

From the tiniest kindergarteners to college-ready high school seniors, nearly all students had their education disrupted starting in March 2020. In March 2020, his twin brother became his only classmate. And many educators, both in high school and college, had trouble accurately assessing their students’ progress.

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Do students buy into maker culture?

eSchool News

The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. Maker culture is going mainstream. But where is the maker movement strongest? Next page: How many projects are focused on the classroom?).

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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

The Hechinger Report

Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. Tameka’s kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. Tameka’s longtime partner, who was father to her children, died of a heart attack in May 2020 as COVID gripped the country. Tameka is her middle name.

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

The Hechinger Report

When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic. Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Read the stories.

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