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Fuel Education Honors Seven Programs for Transforming Education for Students

techlearning

Herndon, Virginia, July 2, 2018 —Education is not one size fits all. That’s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. Students learn in different ways and have varying needs.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

When it comes to their children’s education, parents are like drug-sniffing dogs. Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

edWeb.net

SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. Recent research has shown that SEL increases high school graduation rates, and post-secondary enrollment and graduation rates, as well as employment rates and wages.

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How Differentiating Instruction Helps Students Connect to Learning

Edsurge

I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. Environment —Optimize your classroom to support independent, small group, and whole group instruction and to reflect the multiplicity of students in your classes.

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'Lost in the Cracks' Alabama District Brings Personalized Learning to Incarcerated Youth

Edsurge

We can channel that money, instead of building new jails and prisons, to educating the children that are in those jails and are not being served. In 2015, after the state passed a law requiring each local board of education to have a virtual option for students in grades 9-12, the Athens City School District created Renaissance.

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Does Presence Equal Progress? Tracking Engagement in Online Schools

Edsurge

Today, students have choices when it comes to their education; technology has enabled new school models and a growing number of students are finding success through personalized pathways. Online learning offers educators access to a wealth of learning data to guide their teaching and assessment of student performance.

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Don Kidd Joins Achieve3000 as Vice President of Strategic Sales

techlearning

“Don is a veteran in the education industry. His wealth of knowledge and resources will have an immediate impact on educators, helping to identify and build solutions that meet their students’ needs while simultaneously helping Achieve3000 grow,” said Stuart Udell, CEO of Achieve3000.

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