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Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading

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But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

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The group also chose to set out guidance for elementary and secondary school social studies instruction, to emphasize that education in the topic must begin in the early grades, Hedgepeth said. The post Teaching social studies in a polarized world appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says

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Chang points out that five states reported a decrease in chronic absenteeism – an improvement in student attendance – during some of the worst days of the pandemic. “I The post PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

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Franklin/Associated Press A Hechinger Report analysis of dozens of private school websites revealed that, among 55 that posted their tuition rates, nearly all raised their prices since 2022. Last year, Arizona became the first state in the nation to offer universal school choice for all families. This doesn’t help low-income families.”

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New Advocacy Campaign Calls for Banning Facial Recognition on College Campuses.

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Indeed, last week saw the launch of “ Ban Facial Recognition on Campus ,” a nationwide campaign from the nonprofit advocacy organizations Fight for the Future and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. and abroad, largely for purposes of surveillance and security, as the Financial Times reported last fall.

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Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

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That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The report found that disparities in participation are the lowest in K-8 classes. I like the challenge.”

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‘We’re Sounding the Alarm Bells’: Head Start Report Underscores Workforce Crisis

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Tommy Sheridan, the deputy director of the National Head Start Association (NHSA), a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, was hearing stories about just how challenging it is to be in early childhood education right now. The median elementary school teacher salary in the U.S.

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