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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

We as educators can also serve as gatekeepers to either advanced studies, special education, counseling, etc. Many students of color have been dissuaded from STEM and attending higher-level courses due to their past academic performance or solely based on their backgrounds. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

We as educators can also serve as gatekeepers to either advanced studies, special education, counseling, etc. Many students of color have been dissuaded from STEM and attending higher-level courses due to their past academic performance or solely based on their backgrounds. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

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But district leaders, administrators and teachers have incredible demands placed on them, which were exacerbated by the pandemic and while there are high-quality materials available, they’re not compiled. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

Her private school in Toronto, Ontario, had made the transition admirably well, she thought, but she wondered what online tools existed to supplement her studies, and how she’d find the best options. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

The proposals included after-hours study groups for third graders to work with a qualified teacher or tutor to stem learning loss during the pandemic; an outdoor learning hub to reengage students who weren’t attending online classes; and an in-person small learning community with social and emotional supports for students suffering from trauma.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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