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The Professional Development Problem

EdNews Daily

If we can’t effectively support our educators then expecting them to reverse the concerning trends of high school dropouts (more than ¼ fail to graduate H.S.), The delivery method including video platforms, in-services, self-determined learning, and PD Communities require ongoing validation to ensure a greater return on investment (ROI).

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Does Presence Equal Progress? Tracking Engagement in Online Schools

Edsurge

Each of us has seen headlines about an online school providing an unaccredited program that looks like a “diploma mill,” or a completely mismanaged school administration that was not prepared for high student mobility or other realities of online learning.

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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

At that time, more than 80 percent of students were failing to meet state proficiency standards , and the school was graduating less than half of its students. On a recent fall afternoon, Norris sat among her department colleagues in an empty science classroom for a weekly strategy meeting to develop the new curriculum. “We

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