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

The Hechinger Report

She compared remedial math classes to the alternative of letting ill-prepared students proceed straight to a college course accompanied by extra help. In the experiment, CUNY randomly assigned almost 300 students who failed the algebra portion of a math placement test to an introductory statistics course.

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Seven most effective ways for building relationships with students through social learning

Hapara

While the curriculum and learning standards are of course important, you can’t simply put all of your focus on academics. This included “higher student academic engagement, attendance, grades, fewer disruptive behaviors and suspensions, and lower school dropout rates.”

Learning 176
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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Then, they made way for the next group of students, who were eager to drop their own bag from the staircase in hope of a different result. The third graders at A.J. Justin Middaugh, an engineer from Michelin, watches as students at A.J.

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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from transfer schools

The Hechinger Report

Normally, I would read a self-serving report by a consulting group and file it away. Another transfer school dropout described becoming a manager at a retail store. Because of missing data, Eskolta researchers were unable to prove that attendance rates or course grades were better at transfer schools.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. To address absenteeism, school administrators have turned to outside groups to help implement data-informed intervention and outreach strategies.

Strategy 175
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OPINION: What health care can teach educators about the difference between ‘equal’ and ‘equitable’

The Hechinger Report

” Of course, we’d never do this in health care. We are now working with a group of communities in our By All Means initiative where leaders have committed to piloting Success Plans. We’ve always done this. It’s more convenient for us. It won’t be perfect, but it will contribute to public health.”

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How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater

The Hechinger Report

Asians were also the group least likely to be cast in roles that did not call for a specific race. Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. percent of the U.S.

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