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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

eSchool News

The world of higher education is at a crossroads, said Amy Lloyd, executive director of the education advocacy nonprofit All4Ed and former assistant secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Its going to put an extra box for them to check, Maloy said.

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Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

The Hechinger Report

But a majority (58 percent) had not earned any college degree, either a four-year bachelor’s or a two-year associate, or any post-secondary credential, such as a short-term certificate, within this four-year period. ( Almost 30 percent of the 400,000 dual enrollees, roughly 117,000 students, earned a bachelor’s degree in four years.

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Together While Apart: Instruction

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Explicitly teach self-advocacy strategies to students. For additional information about self-advocacy, take a look at the resources from the National Center for Learning Disabilities or other research available. Subscribe to our blog Learn more about Revision Assistant Products Why Turnitin?

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

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History in Secondary Schools, 16 percent of teachers said they received frequent or several criticisms from parents or others over the way they teach history. According to the report, American Lesson Plan: Teaching U.S. About 40 percent said theyve had to respond to such pushback at least once or twice.

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‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help?

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Soon, that arduous experience might also become the norm for families trying to pick a primary or secondary school. Leibson finally found child care. By that time, the whole process had dragged on for months.

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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

The Hechinger Report

Related: A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth The families also presented a secondary argument that the complex trauma of Native American children qualifies them for services and protections of the sort that are guaranteed for students with disabilities.

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Trump wants to shake up education. What that could mean for a charter school started by a GOP senator’s wife

The Hechinger Report

My gosh, if you could block grant those dollars to the state for the primary and secondary education and give them more freedom to do what they’re supposed to do, that would be a good thing, Cassidy told the television station KSLA. Louisiana Key Academys Baton Rouge campus serves students from kindergarten through 10th grade.