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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

Related: How career and technical education shuts out Black and Latino students from high-paying professions Yet nearly a decade since starting the overhaul, the state still hasn’t shown that CTE gives students a career boost. Education Department spokeswoman said — despite a law requiring states to report students’ post-CTE outcomes.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

Edsurge

Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay? Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close? Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

techlearning

This can include formal swim instruction at a Y day camp for our pre-K–first-grade students (we’re a shore community and are sharply aware that incidences of drowning are higher for Black and Hispanic children) followed up with free swim or opportunities to enjoy the camp experience.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

edWeb.net

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

Edsurge

Tools like Turnitin that check for plagiarism, intelligent tutoring softwares like Khan Academy or iReady that automate or personalize instruction, and chatbots like Alexa that answer student questions are all vulnerable to algorithmic biases in development and inequitable outcomes in implementation.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

Ultimately, from Upchurch and the technology team to leadership districtwide, AISD knows how important technology is in today’s learning environment and wants every student to have the same opportunity to be successful. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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The Big Picture on the 2019-20 PreK-12 Market

edWeb.net

In her recent presentation “ K-12 Instructional Materials: What’s New in 2019,” she previewed results from Simba’s Publishing for the PreK-12 Market, 2019-2020 , and talked about how digital is changing—and not changing—the landscape. Report highlights. Math and science, on the other hand, are more likely to be digital.