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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

They can also donate equipment and serve on advisory boards to ensure that schools’ technical education classes meet industry standards. Budget autonomy allows schools to allocate funding as they see fit to meet the needs of their particular students. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. ” When, or if, this doomsday scenario arises for higher education, it will be a combination of the challenges we have examined thus far – costs of “campus-based” education, failing revenue streams, and expensive dropouts.

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Why we should all think about the gamification of education

Neo LMS

There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources. Educators know their students and know how to meet their learning needs. And dropout rates will become a thing of the past. A lot of things need to change, and the sooner that happens, the better. The idea is noble. Nor teachers.

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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. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Redland Elementary.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Elementary Mathematics in Advanced Math Classes : In advanced math classes, students’ understanding of elementary concepts like multiplication tables and basic algebra is crucial for grasping higher-level concepts like calculus or trigonometry. References and further readings Binder, T., Sandmann, A., Sures, B.

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

The Hechinger Report

Equal treatment — giving the exact same service to everyone — isn’t the same thing as equitable treatment, which is providing what each child needs to meet a particular goal. What can we do about these dilemmas posed by a standardized system trying — and failing — to meet the needs of so many children? Outcomes are encouraging.

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