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The Professional Development Problem

EdNews Daily

If we can’t effectively support our educators then expecting them to reverse the concerning trends of high school dropouts (more than ¼ fail to graduate H.S.), Without a change in engagement, professional development efforts will be severely hampered and learning outcomes will stay depressed.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we will delve into the intricacies of prior knowledge, guided by significant research findings, discuss some of its types and examples, and explore how this understanding can transform educational practices. IJ STEM Ed , 6 (33). link] Cordi, M. Schreiner, T., & Rasch, B. Is prior knowledge essential?

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

EdNews Daily

SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION highlights public media’s focus on education and our role in convening conversations around how to improve outcomes for students,” said Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS. ET – TED TALKS “Education Revolution”.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering, a school focused on STEM curriculum in Greenville, South Carolina. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.

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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

In some ways, the return to exclusionary discipline is a predictable outcome of the chaos of the pandemic. In her program, educators learn how traumatic experiences affect kids’ brain development and how to identify the behaviors that stem from such trauma.

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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

In a presentation a few years ago, a top education-department administrator, Chief of Literacy Kerry Laster, wrote, “We retain students despite overwhelming research and practical evidence that retention fails to lead to improved student outcomes.” Students who failed LEAP suddenly have more options than pass or fail.

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

The Hechinger Report

When she dropped out at the end of ninth grade, she didn’t know how to use punctuation or do multiplication. Throughout her career, Hassan has supported and sponsored bills aimed at improving outcomes for people with disabilities. Instead, she was passed from class to class at her high school in North Carolina. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)

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