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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

The confusion stems from the study design. Instead of testing remedial versus college algebra, which would be a direct test of remedial education, the study compared remedial algebra to college statistics, a sort of apples to oranges comparison.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. Dropout rates increase, test and project scores dip, and – worst of all – learning becomes synonymous with boredom. If this imbalance isn’t a cause for concern among educators, it should be.

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PROOF POINTS: When women studied with women, they persisted, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Dropout rates are high at Swiss universities, where less-prepared students are typically weeded out during the first year, so women probably wouldn’t be dropping out of an introductory economics class in such high numbers here in the United States. In the end, 9 percent of the men dropped the course.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” Adults Outperformed by Rest of Developed World in Numeracy , New Comparison Finds.”