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Global policy report touches on reduced testing reliance

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The needs to promote a whole child education and to reduce the overreliance on standardized testing are just two of many priorities that span all education systems across the globe,” said David Griffith, ASCD director of public policy. To achieve this, all schools must. Provide mental health and counseling services.

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Ringleader of Admissions Scam Also Ran a College Counseling Firm For Families in China

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Singer led a for-profit college counseling business called The Edge College & Career Network, LLC., In some cases, the company also helped the applicants cheat on ACT or SAT tests, or took online classes for them to boost their applications. And plenty of companies offer legitimate counseling services to international students.

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Could this new observation method boost behavioral and academic outcomes?

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A new method of observing and measuring interactions between students and teachers could have interesting impacts on academic achievement. Research has shown that interactions between students and teaching during the school day are critical factors in students’ behavioral and academic outcomes.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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Indeed, a meta-analysis of research on this issue found a correlation between homework and achievement. Does homework cause achievement or do high achievers do more homework? When students are intrinsically motivated to do their homework, they are more engaged in the work, which in turn is associated with academic achievement.

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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

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Will it diminish or overshadow the other myriad accomplishments they have achieved? For many families, a high school diploma is a huge accomplishment that not everyone has been able to achieve. Will it diminish or overshadow the other myriad accomplishments they have achieved?

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School Counselor of the Year Reflects on What Students and Teachers Lost and Gained in 2022

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My days involve a combination of classroom counseling, meeting students in small groups and one-on-one sessions and consulting with staff and caregivers. In some of the schools in our district, we have seen regression in academic test scores, significant learning loss and an increase in students dropping out of high school.

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How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

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It also opens the door to new state testing systems. Eight years after the No Child Left Behind Act was supposed to expire, Congress finally passed a bill to replace it—the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—that gives states more latitude in deciding how to close achievement gaps. Next page: New state testing procedures explained.