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COLUMN: Helping middle schoolers think about a future beyond the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

and her classmates were scrolling through Naviance for Middle Schools, a tool for assessing strengths and interests. In Indiana, even more help will be on the way once a pilot program, Indiana Career Explorer , a free online career and planning tool, ramps up in more middle schools. On the day I visited Northview, K.C.

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‘It was the most unfair thing’: Disobedience, discipline and racial disparity

The Hechinger Report

Black students in Ohio are, on average, kicked out of classes for these offenses at four and half times the rate of white students. Experience and training can provide teachers with tools to address student conduct without suspensions. Credit: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report In Toledo, Jamarion, a 10th grader at E.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school?

The Hechinger Report

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

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