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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

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They outlined key factors that can predict non-submission, using data students put into their Common App profiles coupled with community indicators from the American Community Survey administered by the U.S. Census Bureau and school features from the Common Core of Data maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.

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The Importance of the Right Technology in Schools

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Gaisford spoke about the State Educational Technology Directors Association and the EdTech Trends Report , which was created to track the impact of technology on education across the country. The Influence of Common Core and SBAC Testing Utah participated in the Common Core standards and was an SBAC state for online testing.

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As states push for news ways of learning, some kids and parents feel left behind

The Hechinger Report

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. This walkout is just the beginning,” Ragan Toppan, a student at Deering High , wrote in a Hechinger Report op-ed last week.

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OPINION: The Opt Out movement is gaining ground, quietly

The Hechinger Report

Moreover, the movement has yet to form an advocacy arm that calls for specific changes and a reform agenda. This is a broader set of concerns than the usual explanation that parents opt out as a reaction to the Common Core State Standards or to the pressure that standardized tests put on teachers and students.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. 51Talk’s use of Common Core in the well-prepared lessons will be familiar to teachers and will also provide the convenience of focusing solely on the instruction without the added curriculum planning. About Inkeri Martin.

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District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s. Jones particularly likes the new Windsor Locks report cards that give him a deeper look at where his daughter needs extra help. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Read more about K-12.

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Student voice: My journey from Kentucky’s rural poverty to Wellesley — and across the empathy gap

The Hechinger Report

Related: More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening. When I joined the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, which works to elevate student voice in education research, policy and advocacy across Kentucky, I wrote a piece about poor students needing more from policymakers.