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7 ways to engage students in remote learning

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Amid these disruptions, it can be challenging to get students to consistently log on, stay on, and participate in learning. We then use that information to brainstorm how to best approach online lessons, build and maintain critical school culture and relationships, and enable other wrap-around supports, such as counseling and therapy.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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The law passed in 2024 alongside a spate of bills aimed at boosting the states labor participation rate, which at 58% as of January remained below the national rate of 63%. Americans are questioning the value of the return on their investment: Is it worth my money? Simply put, Alabama wants to get more of its residents working.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. Students explore big ideas through play, questions, and reflection. They dont just memorize factsthey weigh them, question them, and apply them. Every student has their own MacBook or iPad.

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As Child Care Programs Adopt Tech Tools, New Questions Arise About Privacy and Security

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When Alexis Hancock signed her child up for child care, she wasn’t expecting to have to download an app to participate. When that app began to send her photos of her child, she had some additional questions. That experience is not unique.

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5 different ways IT directors handle student data privacy

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In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states. They even have a phone number for questions, and—lo and behold—real live humans answer it!

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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

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A report by the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab compared outcomes for students at schools participating in the program — about two dozen elementary and high schools, most of them on the city’s West and South sides — and for those at a control group of schools with similar demographics.

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Inviting Community College Students to See Themselves as University Researchers

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But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. She first got involved as a student at Oxnard College by participating in research ethics training. She signed up. “Me

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