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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

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This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. The little girl should be in second grade, learning to master chapter books, spell, and add and subtract numbers up to 100.

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Kids are failing algebra. The solution? Slow down.

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She reels off the names of four new apps her students have had to learn for their algebra courses. Even students who have done well working virtually don’t love online learning. Since it’s online, teachers don’t notice you’re struggling,” she said. Zyonne Reid, a 15-year-old at J.P.

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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

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Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Some have gone to trade school, some have just gone off to get a job,” said the 20-year-old junior, who is majoring in exercise science at Virginia Commonwealth and is a mentor to fellow first-generation undergraduates.

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How the coronavirus has upended college admissions

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She added that UC campuses will exercise as much flexibility as possible for students with unique challenges, and families should reach out to individual campuses directly for any specific requests.

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They didn’t turn in their work for remote school. Their parents were threatened with courts and fines

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Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online. He was never a frequent user of computers, instead playing video games on a handheld device, and has found adjusting to the school’s online learning platform challenging.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

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Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. If you’re deficient in a skill — say, math — instead of providing you instruction, [many online lessons] give you a series of drills and practice exercises.”

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Blended Learning for Quality Higher Education: Selected Case Studies on Implementation from Asia-Pacific | UNESCO Bangkok → A new report presents a framework and self-assessment tool developed to drive, sustain, and scale up blended learning. He gave a speech and devoted 150 words to education and choice.

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