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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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Some students get funneled to the military pathway, despite having no aspirations to serve, because the aptitude test is easier to pass. In Washington state’s final year of the exit exam, around 1 in 10 high school seniors didn’t pass the English language arts portion, and 1 in 5 didn’t pass the math test, the Seattle Times reported.

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Trump moved fast and broke things in education–but what he’s creating isn’t clear

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Priscilla Rahn, a Denver teacher who has been active in Colorado Republican Party politics, said her district still uses language such as “dismantling systems of white supremacy” while she sees little evidence that it’s made schools better. “We But to some, the Trump-driven changes aren’t coming fast enough. Fordham Institute.

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71 Undeniably Great Debate Topics for High School

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Should texting language be in the dictionary? 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 ever okay to cheat on a test? Is it okay to eat pizza with a knife and fork?

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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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This District Helps Young Kids Identify Their Interests — and Ideal Careers

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Suddenly, lessons on the physics of energy were tied to teaching kids how to be theme park engineers, and language arts and math lessons were anchored in running and marketing a profitable startup. Testing the Theory Cajon Valley’s application of vocational psychology is unique for a school district that doesn’t serve high schoolers.

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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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