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Online prekindergarten access and funds for school counselors among bills proposed in Mississippi this year

The Hechinger Report

The program, named “A Better Chance,” or the ABC Program, would feature daily real-time instruction by a licensed prekindergarten teacher, age-appropriate activities, and downloadable educational materials for parents and other caregivers. The real-time lessons would be available at least three times a day and would be posted online.

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To solve for ALL kids, start with ONE…

The Cornerstone for Teachers

You’ll hear NYT bestselling author Dan Heath share a short case study from Chicago Public Schools that illustrates how this name-by-name approach worked for reducing dropout rates. Think of it as a loose interpretation of classroom-based action research. . Back in episode 197 I interviewed Dan Heath about his book Upstream.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I Some days, the device’s download speed seemed to function at a crawl. I do what I can, whenever I can, for my children,” she said.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” ” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. .” The former Chicago Public Schools head pleaded guilty to fraud charges last year.