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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

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Likewise, one type of data is not sufficient either, so our educators consider both quantitative and qualitative reference points. But when educators have abundant reports that are not interconnected, they are data rich and information poor, which can result in less-than-optimal decisions. We look at it.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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Brito’s experience is what state education leaders hoped for when they replaced the high school exit exam with multiple pathways to graduation. Many schools, especially smaller and rural ones, struggle to offer more than a handful of career and technical education classes. Lawmakers passed it unanimously.

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States Agree About How Schools Should Use AI. Are They Also Ignoring Civil Rights?

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Several years after the release of ChatGPT, which raised ethical concerns for education, schools are still wrestling with how to adopt artificial intelligence. It also ended the Office of Educational Technology, a key federal source of guidance for schools. So are states stepping up for schools?

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Trump moved fast and broke things in education–but what he’s creating isn’t clear

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Rodrequez, who leads the 4,000-student district south of Kansas City, Missouri, has never before been asked so many questions by so many people in his community about federal education policy. Department of Education. He’s cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training , pandemic recovery , and STEM education.

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Trump's Executive Order on School Discipline Clashes With What Research Says Works

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The Trump administration took aim at another keystone in public education, this time looking to shake up how schools handle discipline. It referenced data that shows students of color Black students, in particular and students with disabilities are disproportionately suspended or expelled.

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s Education Dept. shutdown, orders reinstatement of laid off staff

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Department of Education and said the agency must reinstate the employees who were fired as part of mass layoffs. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the agencys plans in March to slash its workforce by roughly half, she called it a first step in getting rid of the agency.

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Many Students Don’t Inform Their Colleges About Their Disability. That Needs to Change.

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I knew my school could provide accommodations, such as an aid to take notes for me and record my responses for exams and counseling services, but I worried that if I accepted this support, I’d be considered weak by my peers and professors. I felt judged and like I had to prove to everyone that I was still the same person.