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Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

eSchool News

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The report also details the extent to which students are separated based on their perceived math abilities, starting as young as elementary school.

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Tight labor market hits after school

The Hechinger Report

Kids in about two dozen elementary schools across Dane County and Waukesha County in Wisconsin empty out of classrooms at the end of the day and make their way to gyms, cafeterias or media centers. According to the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for after-school programming , 7.8 But this is a systemic issue.”.

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Using teacher-leaders to improve schools

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Historically, there just hasn’t been enough interest among qualified candidates.

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

The Hechinger Report

The Fab Lab is one way the Charleston County School District is trying to build career planning into curricula for children at earlier and earlier ages, a trend unfolding in school districts around the country. The nonprofit provides STEM-focused career education, research and programming to school districts around the country.

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Schools lead the way to zero-energy buildings, and use them for student learning

The Hechinger Report

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?

MindShift

Williams Middle School in Charleston, South Carolina, demonstrates soldering used to build a SeaPerch, an underwater remotely controlled vehicle, to students in a summer camp program aimed at piquing their interest in the school’s STEM programs. Charleston County School District). On a recent weekday, J.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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