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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

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High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. None of these guidelines are absolute. In the latest failure of texting, researchers nudged more than 800,000 high school students to apply for federal financial aid. 1/2) Hi [first_name].

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How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever

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That same day, six other students across the district were written up for not wearing their masks correctly (including one who also faked using hand sanitizer), while an elementary school student was assigned three days of “private dining” for sharing food in violation of safety guidelines. This story also appeared in HuffPost.

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Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

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The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. Not About the Grade: Challenging Students and Encouraging Reflection Once I had platforms picked out, it was time to identify some guidelines. What a summer.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

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Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. The department did not respond to a request for comment on the rescinded transition guidelines or the administration’s plans for IDEA oversight. At least two dealt directly with the transition from high school to college or career.

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COLUMN: Isolated in dorm rooms or stuck at home, some freshmen wonder if college is worth it

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Residential colleges continue to struggle with the decision of whether and how to bring students safely back this spring, amid CDC guidelines that have left them with a great degree of discretion and led to an array of different plans and approaches. Credit: Jennipher Acheampong.

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Is the effort to curb strict discipline going too far, too fast?

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McMicken Heights Elementary School principal Alexandria Haas sits with second-graders during a morning activity developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Good morning, Mahlet,” says one student to another at McMicken Heights Elementary School. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. BURIEN, Wash. — Weekly Update.

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What it’s like to be a transgender student in Mississippi

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In elementary and middle school, Knight was one of the smartest people I knew. Now, lawmakers in the state are pressuring the Mississippi Department of Education to not honor federal guidelines that, for the first time, could protect vulnerable trans students like Knight. He looks exactly like his mother.