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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. Many teens, like Brito’s friends, find the pathways confusing. Washington is not alone.

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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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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, Practice perspective-taking by exploring pros and cons How strong are your students’ arguments when testing against a counterargument?

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

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Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. We highly recommend that you take the race implicit bias test.

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Storefront Advising Programs Bring Free College Counseling Into Low-Income Communities

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Students come here from miles around to meet—first-come, first-served—with advisers for help navigating all things higher education, from admissions tests to majors to meningitis shots. At a table with stacks of flyers advertising scholarships, a family confers quietly with a counselor. The advice is free. They don’t feel intimidated.”

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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. Louisiana, where I teach, is one of eight states in the country that requires a passing score on standardized tests to receive a diploma.