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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

The Hechinger Report

Critics respond that replacing traditional A to F grades with new forms of assessments is like a college-level version of participation trophies. The number of college students with one or more mental health problems has doubled since 2013 , according to a study by researchers at Boston University and elsewhere.

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Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

The Hechinger Report

School is very important to me because I want to keep studying,” she said. “I take (the National Assessment for Educational Progress, commonly called the Nation’s Report Card), about a third of fourth graders and a quarter of eighth graders on the mainland were considered “proficient” in 2022. I want to become a nurse.”

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

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By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments.

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Let Evidence Guide the Solutions to Student Absenteeism

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Panelist Phyllis Jordan, editorial director at FutureEd, pointed to the results of the organization’s analysis of states’ 2017 ESSA plans, which require one non-academic indicator for school assessments. Chronically absent middle schoolers have lower grades and test scores that increase dropout potential. About the Presenters.

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Proficiency and NAEP scores: Let’s stop talking about trivial distinctions and focus on ending inequality instead

The Hechinger Report

It was as predictable as night following day that this week’s release of results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress would be followed by weeping and gnashing of teeth on a biblical scale. Each assessment also covers slightly different curriculum content. This all makes a shaky foundation for year-to-year comparisons.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. Dropout rates increase, test and project scores dip, and – worst of all – learning becomes synonymous with boredom. Dropout rates increase, test and project scores dip, and – worst of all – learning becomes synonymous with boredom.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

There are pockets of poverty in the county that rival the Delta while Starkville is, by comparison, a wealthy town,” he said. Related: The children of children who went to desegregated schools reap benefits too, study finds. Every fall, each student is tested to assess any gaps in skills and knowledge.

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