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Why America Needs More Black Male Teachers

Edsurge

He would soon learn that this was a trend in many schools. Second, Black male students benefit from having a Black male teacher, with research findings noting lower dropout rates, fewer disciplinary issues, more positive views of schooling and better test scores. And that number is highly unusual.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Its webinars usually host about 500 attendees but that number has grown since the pandemic outbreak. About 4,600 people showed up for a recent webinar, Chang says.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin? This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom. More information here.

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Will the coronavirus transform or destroy higher education as we know it?

The Hechinger Report

He called the virus “something of a moment of judgment for higher education, a shock that will accelerate [negative] trends that are already underway,” as well as one that could finally open the door for systemic policy change. The answer is a little of both, Carnevale explained.

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

The Hechinger Report

Administrators used it to monitor trends and determine the neighborhoods and schools with low participation, then readily provide individual schools with data on which students weren’t signing on. By April it was a data hub, tracking student engagement at all 90-plus district schools, including any contact between students and staff.

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Long before coronavirus, student parents struggled with hunger, homelessness

The Hechinger Report

It’s a worrisome trend. Concerns that poor and minority students are suffering most are also growing louder, Nicole Smith, chief economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, noted during a webinar this week via the Strada Education Network. They are feeling it far worse than other groups.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wednesday, April 16th at 4pm Webinar: What We Know About Families’ Use of Educational Media , Ask any parent about their children’s media use, and most will tell you they’re interested in media that help their kids learn. Wednesday, April 16th at 4:30pm Free BrainPOP Webinar: STEAM Video Game Design - Tales From Students in the Field!

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