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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

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Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report Across town, students in Ruben Jacquez’s class at Rio Mesa High School use coding software to compile and clean data they’ve collected on student stress levels. Nicolas Garcia, a senior at Adolfo Camarillo High School, analyzes data that he gathered on his cellphone use during the school day.

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Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach

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Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report Neriman is taking part in Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) — or “no graduation without connection” — a program that has been rolled out across the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to help students better plan for their futures. amid growing disenchantment with university education.

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Pathways to jobs of the future opening via summer STEM programs

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Photo: Teranderose Russell for The Hechinger Report. All that changed this summer, when Davis found herself sequencing numbers, learning about graduate programs and visiting companies that benefit from the research she and 19 other students have been doing at Muhlenberg College. Photo: Teranderose Russell for The Hechinger Report.

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Kids Don’t Always Believe in Climate Science. Are Schools Miseducating Them?

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That’s one thing Katie Worth, a former reporter for the PBS show Frontline, found while researching her new book, “ Miseducation ,” about how schools teach climate science. A third of teachers self-report that they tell students that many scientists believe that climate change is natural. But many kids in the U.S.

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An Ode To STEM? What poets can teach academic scientists

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As college students in STEM fields scour university website offerings for the fall semester, they are likely overlooking an important element. A recent initiative from Rhode Island School of Design makes explicit the need to integrate STEM with art and design — known as STEAM — toward innovation.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. Based Company.

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At a growing number of colleges, faculty get a new role: spotting troubled students

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Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report. When she walked into his first-year seminar at Dickinson College, Steve Riccio was impressed by his new student’s enthusiasm. million since the most recent peak, in 2011, the National Student Clearinghouse reports. Photo: Harrison Jones for The Hechinger Report.