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LearnWell Acquires Comprehensive Counseling

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LearnWell, a leading mental health services company in K-12 education, announced it has expanded its services through an agreement with Comprehensive Counseling LCSWs, a New York-based counseling practice. Comprehensive Counseling is a community-based mental health private practice with offices in Queens, Long Island and the Bronx.

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How Schools Are Holding Edtech Products to a Higher Standard

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Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat. As part of the Benchmark project, ISTE worked with six public school districts across the United States to explore problems of practice related to assessment evaluation and selection within their districts.

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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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Admittedly, I find it hard to counsel them when the value of a diploma and the future of society keeps moving before I have time to adjust. Passing these exams is especially difficult for our students who are recent immigrants and are still learning English. If we want a different world, we must educate differently.

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We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect.

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Rather, give us real support, such as applying school wide policies with consistency and fidelity, creating schedules that allow for collaboration and ensuring that evaluations are meaningful. The picture at the top of this article is a 1997 band photo of my husband who is now a high school English teacher.

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Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

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Such incidents disproportionately harm students who are already vulnerable, such as students with disabilities, students of color, LGBTQ students, English language learners and students who are undocumented or whose families are undocumented, Laird noted. They should use that data to support and not to penalize students.”

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Purdue begins work to advance science of reading with $1.5M grant

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Beyond the survey, the team met with external consultants and partnered with The Reading League Indiana to develop a common understanding of the science of reading and evaluate how this information would take shape in curriculum adjustments.

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How Place-Based Learning Is Changing the Face of Rural Education

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Miller, Dean of UWA's College of Education, Dr. Reenay Rogers; Associate Dean of the College of Education and Director of Assessment and Evaluation; and Dr. B.J. Miller Take, for example, an Alabama school district with the highest population of English Language Learners (ELL) in the state. Winship’s team includes Dr. Jan G.

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