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We know how to provide good child care, we just don’t insist on it

The Hechinger Report

The Hechinger Report–Teacher Project review found just six states that require caretakers to follow clear guidelines on developmentally appropriate learning strategies for children from birth to age 3. The guidelines also cover age-specific goals relating to memory, problem solving, and self and social awareness, among other areas.

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Plagiarism Checkers: Changing the Writing Process

PlagiarismCheck

Strict adherence to the policy of academic integrity, following academic citation rules and guidelines, to provide proper credit to the sources used in research. Academic honesty promotion is crucial for student success. How can educators incorporate Plagiarism Checkers into their curriculum?

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How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy

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But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system. That’s a very exciting thing … watching them academically really open up. But we do.”.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

When she dropped out at the end of ninth grade, she didn’t know how to use punctuation or do multiplication. The department did not respond to a request for comment on the rescinded transition guidelines or the administration’s plans for IDEA oversight. Instead, she was passed from class to class at her high school in North Carolina.

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Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

The Hechinger Report

The Common Core standards, a set of English and math guidelines adopted by more than 40 states, challenge many commonly held beliefs — including how best to teach children to read. Regardless of how effectively Pinheiro incorporates the Common Core academic standards into her classroom, challenges will remain.

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16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read

TeachThought - Learn better.

Whether you choose this or any other Understanding by Design resource, you’re going to get a focus on understanding, and how to promote it through intentional backwards design of learning experiences. This resource is a collection of short essays/chapters that explore different strands of how people think, and how to better teach it.