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The Power of Rubrics—Students Take Control of Their Own Learning and Achievement

EdNews Daily

In the most commonly used rubrics, educators state each element of the project, report, or paper to be scored and then determine their expectations for the assignment and what each level of mastery looks like. . When students work with a rubric, they have a document that’s almost a GPS for the assignment, says West-Smith.

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities. This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m.

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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

The Hechinger Report

In Atlanta, where Tameka lives, parents must present at least eight documents to enroll their children — twice as many as parents in New York City or Los Angeles. One of the documents — a complicated certificate evaluating a child’s dental health, vision, hearing and nutrition — is required by the state. But it was never found.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

The Hechinger Report

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Native advocates said some students don’t have this kind of documentation even when they are enrolled in a recognized tribe. Her credit score took a hit.

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ACTION ALERT: Texas HB 6 With Vital Instructional Materials Funding- House is Voting April 6th!

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The following is a legislative action alert I received today from Jennifer Bergland and TCEA Advocacy. Attached is a document that highlights the benefits of HB 6. members/ You could also follow up with a quick email urging them to support the bill and email the attached document. It is reposted here with permission.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). On report cards, grades are presented in the new system, but on transcripts the school provides a conversion to a traditional letter grade — an element that has meant grades are easy for parents to understand.

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Supreme Court ruling brings an altered legal landscape for school choice

The Hechinger Report

Jessica Levin, director of the advocacy campaign Public Funds Public Schools, said that the ruling currently applies only to Maine and neighboring Vermont and New Hampshire, where similar tuition programs already exist. Jessica Levin, director of the advocacy campaign Public Funds Public Schools. This story about Carson v. Sign up for?