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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

Consumer Skills – Learning to comparison shop for cars, houses and being an informed consumer. A two-year nationwide survey of 2,500 students taking the course showed knowledge gains in 90% of the students taking this free course.

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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Researc h: The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status In Elementary School Kieffer (2010) organized a study on upper elementary students focusing on reading levels of English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. The comparison between the two groups highlight the impact SES has on reading.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

By comparison, students who tended to read books more often on digital devices scored only 15 points higher than students who rarely read – a difference of less than a year’s worth of learning. Every three years, when 600,000 students around the world take the PISA test, they fill out surveys about their families and their reading habits.

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OPINION: Tribal colleges, lifeline to rural and disenfranchised Native communities, need our help more than ever

The Hechinger Report

In fall 2019, our teams at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice and the American Indian College Fund partnered to field our #RealCollege survey at seven TCUs in as many states in the Midwest, Great Plains and Southwest. The devastating results have been visible for a long time. Their struggles are our struggles.

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PROOF POINTS: Should parents value academic achievement or academic growth in a school?

The Hechinger Report

In an online survey, Chicago was one of five metropolitan areas that 2,500 adults were asked to imagine relocating to and choose a school district for their child. A fourth group, which saw only the demographic and income data, was used as a comparison. Excerpt from a relocation survey administered to 2,500 adults.

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OPINION: ‘We commemorate Juneteenth — why not make that sentiment last all year?’

The Hechinger Report

Black students are subject to more aggressive disciplinary actions in comparison to white peers. It was no wonder,” Knueve says, “when surveys indicated that Black students felt like they didn’t belong.”. Related: COLUMN: The educational value of a Black teacher.

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How Extra Arts Education at School Boosts Students’ Writing Scores — And Their Compassion

MindShift

The show left an impression on the students at Codwell Elementary, according to their teacher Shelea Bennett. The puppeteer’s show was part of an effort to expand arts education in Houston elementary and middle schools. That includes reading and math scores as well as survey questions about school engagement and college aspirations.