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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

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Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction.

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Online Education Advocacy Group Launches as Dept. of Ed Proposes Loosening Regulations

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One task involved figuring out how to define the “regular and substantive interaction” that must take place between students and instructors in online classes in order for them to qualify for federal financial aid. The collaborative effort stems in part from each organization’s participation in 2019 in rulemaking negotiations with the U.S.

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University Scholars Plant Seeds In a New Field of Study: Early Childhood Policy

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What Rasmussen didn’t have at the beginning of her political career, however, was much knowledge about how to turn her ideas into effective policies. “I I remember when I was elected to be a state senator, I bet I spent the first year figuring out the processes and the nuances of how decisions really get made,” she says.

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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

Worried that Antonio was struggling with depression, his mother enrolled him in therapy at Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The children’s library at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. “He’d say, ‘None of the teachers like me, I hate it,’ and then he’d take that anger out on himself,” she said.

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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. But this new study notes that even at schools where coding courses are offered, participation can be unequal.

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Quiet In The Classroom: How To Recognize And Support Introverted Entrepreneurs

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How to Recognize and Encourage Your Young Introverted Entrepreneur at Home. He would rather read, study bugs or work on his computer instead of playing with friends. Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. For example, a friend states, “My child is quiet, and doesn’t like to socialize often.

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PROOF POINTS: How a debate over the science of math could reignite the math wars

The Hechinger Report

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? How many did Natasha fold? They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers.

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