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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

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FAAFP, is a family physician, clinical instructor for UMass Medical School and author of “ The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook.” This story about pandemic high school seniors was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Jill Grimes, M.D.,

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

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have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while. There are many benefits of using learning analytics, as follows: Increase retention and performance: Learning analytics may be used to reduce dropout rates and increase students’ performance. Some reflect neither the spirit nor the current state of this technology.

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Chronically absent: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi?

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When asked for comment, Jackson Public Schools officials said that although they cannot publicly comment on or confirm a student’s discipline, the handbook considers box cutters weapons, and forbids students from having one in their personal possession on campus for non-instructional purposes. “Bored.”

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

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In Toppenish School District in Washington State, serving Yakima County, however, the transfer of a student to online learning for 10 to 20 school days is used as a top-tier disciplinary sanction, according to its student handbook. The district did not respond to requests for comment. “I Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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OPINION: Many student-parents drop out because they don’t have enough time for their schoolwork, research shows

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The Federal Student Aid Handbook could address this by giving financial aid officers specific guidance on where to obtain accurate local market rates for child care, how to calculate the appropriate number of hours of child care needed for a three-hour course, and how to correctly adjust these calculations for the exact ages and numbers of children.

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New routes to success in learning are popping up around the country

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The Hechinger Report is collaborating with The New York Times to produce Bulletin Board, page 2 of the Times ’ s education supplement, Learning. Step 6: Create a grammar handbook to describe five Parts of Speech. Vita Blanco at her graduation celebration at a friend’s home in Vancouver, Wash. Step 7: Take the unit quiz.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

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. — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half of the handbook is a section titled “Corporal Punishment.”. This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.