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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts. In order to keep this industry flourishing, schools need to prepare the next generation of workers in this industry. We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students.

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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

eSchool News

He had previously served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education during which time he engaged with educators, administrators, parents and students, as well as business and industry leaders, higher education officials and others to guide the department’s work on issues that were important to the future of Pennsylvania.

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OPINION: 3 reasons that career and technical education doesn’t preclude college

The Hechinger Report

Even the line between apprenticeships and college is being blurred, with apprentices increasingly earning postsecondary credits and community/technical colleges serving as education providers for industry partners. Students need more exposure, more support and more direction, starting as early as elementary school.

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PROOF POINTS: Could more time in school help students after the pandemic?

The Hechinger Report

A 2012 review of studies on learning time found that the extra time often didn’t produce academic benefits for students and when it did, the benefits were small. Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. Credit: Getty Images. until 5:00 p.m.

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High school graduation rates for one important group are starting to get better

The Hechinger Report

Miguel Hernandez, who came to Los Angeles four years ago knowing only his Zapotecan dialect and neither Spanish nor English, is now headed to California State University at Northridge to study computer science. He will be the first in his family to go to college. Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

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What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

The Hechinger Report

A narrow room crammed with high-tech equipment including 3D printers and an electrophoresis chamber to separate molecules and study chromosomes, the Fab Lab gives students at Laing a chance to get hands-on experience with the sorts of tools they might find in the workplace. “I In 2020, the C.E.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

Edsurge

That affects the pathways students pick in college: A smaller share of Black and Latino students earn degrees in a STEM field than in other degree programs, according to a recent Pew Research study. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.” And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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