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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

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Needs assessments are used to identify key issues and then match service recipients with local partners, and the assessments also help coordinators develop implementation plans designed to facilitate and optimize the delivery of services. In addition, the students receive similar books to read on their own.

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Looking Back & Remembering @Joe_Bower @DevenKBlack @BobSprankle

The Innovative Educator

While I am deeply saddened that our live conversations and interactions have come to an end, social media has provided an outlet for their ideas to live on. You may also appreciate his 140Edu Talk where he explains high school dropouts is not a crisis. Each of whom has influenced my practice in meaningful ways. It is a message.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Distance learning began March 23.

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

The Hechinger Report

To those already burdened by the demands of social media and fears about how to succeed in the world, Covid piled on. They have faced restrictions on the free-form socializing that builds acquaintanceships and a sense of belonging. Becky Fein, director of training and engagement for Active Minds.

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The Cause That Unites Chief IT and Academic Officers

Edsurge

How might a sociology class analyze human interactions and behaviors on social media?). FUN SAD FACT: According to Avi Yashchin, Senior Offering Manager at IBM Watson: “Sadness [sentiments] in incoming freshman college application essay is the sixth strongest predictor of dropout.” Solution: offer happier prompts?).

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How To Make A Civics Education Stick

MindShift

“What’s the dropout rate in some places? On the civics portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly called the “Nation’s Report Card,” students of color and low-income students have consistently scored lower than their white, wealthier counterparts. Forty percent?

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

Bungard recalls a phone call from a parent who warned him that a fight brewing on social media between two groups of students could erupt on school grounds. Bungard noted that he has the number of each of his students’ parents in his cellphone contacts. Those connections have proven valuable.

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