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

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The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. Brito’s experience is what state education leaders hoped for when they replaced the high school exit exam with multiple pathways to graduation. Lawmakers passed it unanimously.

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Most students aren’t ready for life after high school

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The third annual Post-Graduation Readiness Report from YouScience draws from a national online survey of over 500 high school graduates from the classes of 2021 through 2024, and trends across six graduating classes dating back to 2019. ” The data also highlights significant gender disparities.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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This story about Alabama graduation requirements was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In a corner of Huffman High School, the sounds of popping nail guns and whirring table saws fill the architecture and construction classroom.

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Are High School Counselors Encouraging AI for College Applications?

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It’s a common counseling technique. I’m not taking away the personal part, and I’m still using my tried-and-true counseling techniques and skills and enhancing what's already in mind with it,” Nelson, a school counselor in North Carolina, says. How Widespread Is This Use? There is not much data, if any, about that specific use.

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Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens?

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The Ask a Tech Teacher team has done that with this article on– Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens? Online education has become more than just an alternative. For teenagers, high school is a critical time of development both academically and socially. school day doesn’t always work for everyone.

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Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health

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According to the CDC , 40 percent of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 20 percent have seriously considered suicide. These challenges arent limited to adolescents–10 percent of children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed with a mental or behavioral health condition.

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Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors

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While social media, bullying and loneliness have long been flagged as top concerns among educators for their students, a new report shows the biggest concern for kids is balancing it all. The kicker: Students didn't share these concerns with adults in their lives.