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

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My role includes oversight of programs ranging from school counseling to English learning to technology, as well as curriculum implementation, instruction and assessment programming, and alignment with federal, state, and local resources. The inundation of disjointed data hit me particularly hard.

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

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Asian and white students are much more likely to complete one of the math and English pathways, considered the college-prep route, while Native students, English learners, and students with disabilities are more likely to have no graduation pathway. Now over 89% do. We learned that’s not true,”Tilley said.)

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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Alabama state law previously required students to take at least four years each of English, math, science and social studies to graduate from high school. Mackey said the state added career coaches in recent years to ease the counseling workload, but in many districts there is just a single coach, who rotates among schools.

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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. At least 11 of these documents also touch on the promise of AI in making education more accessible for students with disabilities and for English learners, the nonprofit found. Many states have already stepped into that role.

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Ice Breakers for High School Students: 45 Interactive Questions + Activities

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Conversation Starters Ice Breaker Activities for Team Building & Morning Meeting By Informed Decisions Grades: 6th-12th Subjects: Family Consumer Sciences, School Counseling Standards: CCSS W.7.1, 1, 2, 4, L.1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 Need conversation starters for the first week of school or transitions from school vacations?

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98+ Wondrous Would You Rather Questions for High School Students

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By Mindful and Kind Counseling Grades: 6th-12th You can create your own slides or use one of these 40 premade Would You Rather question slides. Its also a great bell ringer journaling activity for English to keep career exploration in your upperclassmens minds. Have to skip everywhere or run every time you enter the hallway?

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71 Undeniably Great Debate Topics for High School

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Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4, You can even let your class come up with the wacky topics they’ll argue. 8; CCRA.SL.4