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College's Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds

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The case involves a student at Cleveland State University whose professor asked students to allow the college’s Honorlock software to capture images of their surroundings to make sure study materials weren’t present. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons or property.

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Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later

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The pre-K environment may help support long-term success in math, according to a new study of Georgia’s pre-K program. We weren’t surprised,” said Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Georgia, and one of the authors of the study , which encompassed 458 children.

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Study explores use of digital tools in out-of-school programs

The Hechinger Report

Given that goal, the nonprofit commissioned a study of out-of-school programs to see how they use digital media tools and technologies with students. The programs vary widely, giving students the opportunity to do things like design new products with digital tools or use software to study music theory or produce videos about community events.

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What is pedagogy? Understanding the foundations of effective teaching and learning

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The Cambridge Dictionary defines pedagogy as “the study of the methods and activities of teaching.” Britannica explains that pedagogy is a science focused on “the study of teaching methods.” Educators can do this through consistent formative feedback based on academic standards so learners can progress toward more complex activities.

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What an Admissions Fight at America’s ‘Best’ High School Says About Educational Equity

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And last fall, the Fairfax County Public School Board proposed a radical change to the TJ admissions process: Scrapping the admissions test to replace it with a lottery of students who meet a minimum academic standard. In fact, the majority of the TJ student body are Asian-American.

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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

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Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. Each lesson, Murphy shares, will “break down academic standards around literacy into discrete subskills.” (For

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

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In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. Academic standards were the next to go. Department of Education called Algebra I the gateway course to all higher math study.