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States need to strengthen reading instruction policies

eSchool News

For more news on reading policy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page New data and analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) show that while many states seek to improve literacy outcomes for students, they focus too little on a key component to strong implementation and sustainability: effective teachers.

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Leveraging the Data Analysis GPT

Hansen's Link to Tech

Explore ways to utilize OpenAI’s Data Analysis GPT to assess, prompt, and evolve data strategies within your organization. Always check your organizations policies and guidelines when using AI in it’s many forms.

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

eSchool News

But a national policy group says many states still have significant work to do to ensure strong reading instruction. Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. Other states NCTQ called out for their weak policies are just getting started. New York Gov.

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What I Learned From an Experiment to Apply Generative AI to My Data Course

Edsurge

My students are working toward a master’s degree in public affairs and many of them are interested in pursuing careers in international and domestic public policy. Throughout the course, students are tasked with crafting four memos on designated policy issues. See the task analysis and variables below.)

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OPINION: Banning tech that will become a critical part of life is the wrong answer for education

The Hechinger Report

Administrators should respect teachers’ hesitation about adopting AI, but also create policies that allow tech-forward educators and students to experiment. Early policies seem to fall into three camps: Zero Tolerance: Some schools have instructed their students that use of AI tools will not be tolerated.

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Desperate to Support Youth, States Spend to Stop Leaks in Mental Health Care Pipeline

Edsurge

But Pierrottet, who now works as associate director of student wellness at the National Association of State Boards of Education, noted in a policy brief a major hurdle in getting students the help they need: an inadequate supply of mental health professionals, specifically those credentialed to work in schools.

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Education and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Path to Transformation

Edsurge

The report outlined recommendations for guidelines and guardrails for the responsible use of AI in educational technology. This includes using AI in edtech tools for data analysis, pattern recognition and resource recommendations. He explains that his district chose not to pursue a formal policy on AI primarily for two reasons.

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