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

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But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. So imagine we’re on a voyage with thousands of students, except they’re not disembarking after a week or two.

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

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So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track. The requirements could be clearer and advisers could spend more time talking about them with students, he said.

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

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In March, Nevada published guidance counseling schools in the state about how to incorporate AI responsibly. The documents also concur on the perils of the technology, especially threatening privacy, weakening critical thinking skills for students and perpetuating bias. Now, with the new federal direction, thats even more true.

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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. Something that students or parents might notice? Many transgender students, meanwhile, report an increase in bullying and harassment.

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

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An executive order signed by President Trump last week frames as discrimination an Obama-era policy to correct disparities in school discipline that end in Black students being disproportionately removed from the classroom. Department of Education, "Student Discipline and School Climate in U.S. Source: U.S. Public Schools."

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

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This ruling is not in the best interest of American students or families, Madi Biedermann, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications, wrote in a statement. The departments Financial Student Aid programs, which provide financial assistance to almost 12.9 Within hours of the Jouns ruling, the Trump administration filed an appeal.

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

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I was a 20-year-old college student with a bright future. 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. In summer 2012, my life changed.