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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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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. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. And “if the student came in and struggled to get a C-plus, they may have learned a lot.”.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging.

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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. “It Erika Rich for Hechinger Report Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report. And many educators, both in high school and college, had trouble accurately assessing their students’ progress. Their failure is my failure.”.

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States will soon be free to transform standardized testing, but most won’t

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In the early 1990s, Kentucky districts were among those grading student portfolios and assessing performance tasks, instead of standardized tests, and they found themselves on the cutting edge of educational assessment. And not all districts want to do performance-based assessments.

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College students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health

The Hechinger Report

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?. Just this week, I saw several petitions like, ‘We have to change the administration’s policies.’ ”.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. And it has everything to do with the policies of the states.”. Claire Voorhees, national policy director, Foundation for Excellence in Education. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Brian Stack is the principal of Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, N.H.