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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise first launched our Micro-credential Policy Map in January 2020 to share valuable information on how states and districts across the U.S. The new filters include: District-Level Incentives : Individual schools and/or districts have policies recognizing micro-credentials earned by educators.

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Policy and Practice: An AI Roadmap

edWeb.net

By 2015, AI integration into search engines and educational tools became ubiquitous with the next leap coming in 2022 with ChatGPT, which is fueling applications in areas like intelligent tutoring systems, automated essay scoring, assistance with coding, and more.

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Government Funds Shielded Colleges From Extinction. In 2022, the Stakes Will Change.

Edsurge

Based on recent guidelines from the Department of Education, institutions of higher education generally must expend their HEERF grants within one year of the date when the department processed funds for each specific grant. That means for many institutions, HEERF funds will cease to be accessible in the year 2022.

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Desperate to Support Youth, States Spend to Stop Leaks in Mental Health Care Pipeline

Edsurge

But Pierrottet, who now works as associate director of student wellness at the National Association of State Boards of Education, noted in a policy brief a major hurdle in getting students the help they need: an inadequate supply of mental health professionals, specifically those credentialed to work in schools.

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OPINION: The charade of ‘test-optional’ admissions

The Hechinger Report

In its 2022 SAT annual report, the College Board reported that students from families earning less than $67,083 annually made up only 27 percent of test takers who reported their family income. The 2022 acceptance rate at Fordham University was 63 percent among students who submitted scores , compared with 49 percent among those who did not.

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Understand and Address Absenteeism with These Strategies

edWeb.net

million students chronically absent during the 2021-2022 academic year—a significant increase from pre-pandemic levels—the discussion focused on reversing this trend. She underscored the importance of Tier 1 prevention, emphasizing communication, clear guidelines, and fostering positive relationships.

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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Third graders’ reading scores rose in 2022 and 2023, equivalent to an extra 25 percent of a year of learning, compared to students in schools that weren’t eligible for the settlement payments. How to drive research to inform practice within schools and within classrooms is the central problem we face in education policy,” said Dee.

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