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

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Piling on more ways for students to graduate is not the answer, said Brian Jeffries, the policy director at the Partnership for Learning, an education foundation affiliated with the Washington Roundtable, which is made up of executives from across the state. We learned that’s not true,”Tilley said.) Don’t try to stay awake. “We

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Trump's Executive Order on School Discipline Clashes With What Research Says Works

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Rather, its the years-long attempts to make school discipline more fair that earned ire. The Trump administration is] saying fairness is discrimination against white kids, or Asian kids in some instances, and there's no basis in research or facts. It also has the same effect as absenteeism, which is reducing their time spent learning.

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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, Is it more important to learn a sport or an instrument? Are field trips a good use of learning time?

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Five ways school leaders can end the year on a strong note

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Well-being resources : Encourage self-care by providing resources such as access to counseling services, wellness programs, or relaxation spaces within the school. Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context. Consider organizing wellness days or retreats.

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6 Factors Community Colleges Should Consider in Their COVID-19 Response

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Career counseling, exploration, and placement services are online,” said Carlos O. president of San Diego Continuing Education, “and we have held several online job fairs over the past several weeks using Zoom.” But some colleges are working to overcome those challenges to respond to the pandemic. "We Turner Cortez, Ph.D.,

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What Public School Teachers Want: Less Disruption

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Terms such as “professional learning communities” and “data-based instruction” take the focus off of children as developing human beings, and force conversations to be about standardized data points from benchmark tests and high-stakes standardized assessments, which can dehumanize the way we address student needs. What do teachers want?

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

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They use games, web tracking and machine learning systems to capture and process more and more student data, then convert qualitative inputs into quantitative outcomes. What the machine can do that human beings can’t do is look at thousands of inputs,” says Matt Guenin, CCO at ElectrifAi, a machine learning analytics company.

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