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Are You More Savvy Than a Third Grader?

The Jose Vilson

An elementary school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had some student journalists who wanted to interview me about my life and work. Advocacy takes time and persistence, but the more you keep advocating this way, the more likely you are to achieve your goal. No meetings. But last week, LuzMaria informed me of a special request.

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Parents feared Tennessee’s new reading law would hold back thousands of students. That didn’t happen

The Hechinger Report

That’s similar to retention rates in previous years — a report from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance shows that around 1 percent of third graders were held back each school year between 2010 to 2020. For those 12,000 students, the story is not over,” said Breanna Sommers, a policy analyst with The Education Trust in Tennessee.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

He never received extra help or special education services from his Houston-area school district. Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own That incipient definition characterized a lot of early thinking about dyslexia. to get things done,” he said.

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How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

I went into education for two reasons. And the second reason is that I could ensure that no child would ever experience the educational journey and experience that I did. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy. And I’ve been in the classroom now for ten years.

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Unleashing the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

I went into education for two reasons. And the second reason is that I could ensure that no child would ever experience the educational journey and experience that I did. Read or Listen to: Getting Started Using Twitter for Educational Excellence with Billy Krakower. 140 Twitter Tips for Educators. Vicki: (agrees).

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A federal definition of ‘homeless’ leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help

The Hechinger Report

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. Washington state’s eviction moratorium was set to expire the next month. Suka feared what a notice-to-vacate would mean for her children. Public schools identified 1.1

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

Everyone has a physical education class, called “phy-ed” here, at least twice a week. Thirty years of focus on increasing academic minutes in the school day has resulted in reduced recess and physical education time at many schools. A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Higher Education.

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