The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. The Summer Learning Institute’s courses are the same high-quality, instructor-supported core and elective courses offered by the VLP during the school year.

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Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 63

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

She noted that she learned public speaking from a course during college, but that her elementary-school aged daughter is already able to speak confidently in front of groups. Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap?

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 78

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

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How To Training Report Dropout 110

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2015

Of course, this was me standing over her on the deck while she read, not a formal presentation, but I was trying to make the case to her how you learn is more important than what you know. But that’s too broad for policy, apparently. Or too narrow. In an article on Politico , David T. College is just a word.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

They are two-week intensive courses that take children outside the classroom and beyond the traditional subjects. The charter network’s New York students had scored below expectations on the new, more challenging Common Core tests. Where the model pushes boundaries is in the addition of learning experiences called “expeditions.”

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 90

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

One way the school has tried to encourage students’ to keep their options open is by introducing college seminar-style classes like the Genocide Studies course, currently an honors-level elective. English teacher Justin Bilton and history teacher Jason Stark created and team-teach the class.

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Study Training Report Industry 83

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The interaction between administration and students and the amount of student voice put into the decisions made, specifically about Common Core and standardizing a certain curriculum. And, of course, you know, have your science and math, and learn how to write. What role should school and teachers play in students’ lives?

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