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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. Her online coursework gave teachers no reason to take issue with her classroom behavior. And three days was a lot to miss.”.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts. Conner also identified three levels of innovation that need to occur, starting with the application of efficiency logic to smaller systems like classroom design.

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

The Hechinger Report

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. Your stories.

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EdTech Promised to Change How Students Learn, But the Real Revolution Lies Within Us

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In my first year of teaching, I was blessed to have a SMART board in my classroom. At least that was the case for a few months before a screw fell from the ceiling and landed in the middle of my classroom. At the time, teachers wondered if students were really learning or just remembering long enough to get the reward.

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A school year like no other: The class of 2021 played ‘the hand we were dealt’

The Hechinger Report

The teenager left the classroom feeling her teacher was “super against” her plans. million teenagers were set to graduate from high school in spring 2021. That’s the entity that we would be better off without,” Jaden said in January 2021. Graduating early during a pandemic is going to be incredibly difficult,” Jaden said. “It

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When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class

The Hechinger Report

Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. If the past few years have taught us anything,” Taylor said of the pandemic and its aftermath, “it is that regular in-person learning is critical to a student’s academic success.”.

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