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K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out where K–12 schools can turn to secure funding for personalized learning programs.

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School ed tech money mostly gets wasted. One state has a solution 

The Hechinger Report

The tool was supposed to enable teachers to tailor their instruction to individual students’ learning needs, but even the kids who had strong math skills weren’t doing well. Heidi Watson, a math coach at North Park Elementary in the city of Tremonton, said the training on ed tech tools is invaluable.

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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

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A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 When learners feel inadequate in comparison to peers, they may participate less and/or become increasingly isolated.

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Consistent Use of Lexia Reading Core5 Leads to Surge in Charter Schools USA Elementary Students Literacy Gains

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Overall Comparisons for Students in Grades K–5 In addition to the increase in students working at or above grade level, the percentage of students working on skills two or more grade levels below their grade decreased from 19 percent to only two percent. Students who met usage targets also significantly increased their RIT scores by 16.8

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Why a High-Achieving District Keeps Tinkering With a School Model That Already Works

Edsurge

Four of our seven elementary schools are ranked in the top 20 schools in Pennsylvania, and our high school forensics team is recognized as one of the best teams in the nation. In the elementary and middle schools, the TAC discovered that over 50% of the students were using computers once a month or less. Presidential Scholars.

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Just 3% of scientists and engineers are Black or Latina women. Here’s what teachers are doing about it.

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. In Maggie Waldner’s elementary school classroom in downtown Denver, math lessons rarely focus on rote memorization.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

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By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. This is a time to stretch and learn new things,” he says.

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