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

Edsurge

Such closures, mergers and other shifts to try to reach sustainability are reflected in National Center for Educational Statistics reports. That means for many institutions, HEERF funds will cease to be accessible in the year 2022. However, Mills has since merged with Northeastern University.

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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. This is a jump from 46 percent of student test takers whose families earned $80,001 or more in 2016.

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

Edsurge

The 2019 program in Virginia “placed graduate students in school district positions and provided 200 trainees with financial incentives to work in schools,” according to her report, and Ohio has a similar, decades-old program for school psychologist interns. That doesn’t mean that getting states to fund mental health services has been easy.

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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. A pair of Stanford University education researchers studied whether the settlement made a difference, and their conclusion was that yes, it did.

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New Webinar: "Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats A Library 2.0 + LearningRevolution.com Webinar with Dr. Steve Albrecht Please consider forwarding this material to colleagues or associates in school settings. Using the USSS Safe Schools and FBI research reports. Case study practice, using actual incidents.

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A cautious approach to using AI in education

eSchool News

Key points: It’s key to remember that AI isn’t foolproof—it can make mistakes Equity, transparency, and effectiveness should be goals when using AI in education See related article: More students are seeking an AI-powered school year The November 2022 release of ChatGTP by OpenAI was an inflection point for AI technology.

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Universal prekindergarten is coming to California — bumpy rollout and all

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report There are teachers who should have aides, but don’t. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report There is little disagreement among early childhood advocates that California’s investment in early childhood education is good policy. But not necessarily by writing.

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