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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom. Other students faced barriers of access. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning.

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How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater

The Hechinger Report

In the foreground, music teacher Ryan Olsen operates the sound on a laptop. A study found an 18-percent difference between dropout rates for low-income students with high arts participation (4 percent drop out) and those with less arts involvement (22 percent). Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m.

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4 things innovative districts do to improve graduation rates

eSchool News

It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. Yet every student in Piedmont is given a laptop in school and to take home and, through partnerships developed by the district, can access free or low-cost broadband 24/7.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.” School district boasts it’s giving laptops to migrant students. ” Via Real Clear Education : “ K–12 Predictive Analytics : Time for Better Dropout Diagnosis.”