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Global policy report touches on reduced testing reliance

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The needs to promote a whole child education and to reduce the overreliance on standardized testing are just two of many priorities that span all education systems across the globe,” said David Griffith, ASCD director of public policy. Provide mental health and counseling services. To achieve this, all schools must.

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EmpowerU Launches Platform to Streamline Expert Social-Emotional Learning and Support for K–12 Students

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Refined through extensive beta testing, the new portal is designed to be more personalized and intuitive for the students and educators who use it. (September 23, 2021—Minneapolis, MN) EmpowerU has reimagined the online portal to its highly personalized, data-driven social-emotional learning (SEL) solution.

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Amid Campus Mental Health Crisis, Students Work to Support Each Other

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Alyssa Parks first made an appointment at the counseling center at Marshall University thanks to her roommate. There is a stigma about that topic, and I think it’s getting better, but sometimes it’s nerve-wracking if you’ve never been to the counseling center.” Alyssa Parks. Photo courtesy of WVHEPC.

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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. If we want a different world, we must educate differently.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

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Even the College Board, maker of the SAT, advised colleges to be flexible about requiring the test in the upcoming admissions cycle because of challenges students face getting to in-person tests and glitches in the group’s efforts to administer exams remotely. The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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Become an Admission Test Objector COVID-19 ushered in the era of test-optional admissions. De-centering standardized tests in the college application process is unequivocally a good thing. Going “test optional” is an excellent first step, but it's not enough. Big change starts with small steps. And many U.S.

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Social-Emotional Learning Is the Rage in K-12. So Why Not in College?

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secondary schools and universities , where demand for counseling services is rapidly outstripping supply. test scores increasing from 60/100 to 71/100). Finally, we foster preventive mental health by closing the gap between traditional counseling service and SEL / character development programs. Existing College SEL Programs.