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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science

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Discovery Education —the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—today announced the acquisition of the popular K-5 science and STEM curriculum Mystery Science. Terms were not disclosed. Could a volcano pop up where you live?

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

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A science-backed and scalable solution for this mental health challenge is to provide students with an anonymous questionnaire that provides personalized feedback and supportive resources in the areas of mental health, well-being, social support, and psychosocial areas relevant to school persistence and achievement. References: 1.Albers,

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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Starting this fall, Alabama high school students can choose to take these classes–or any other state-approved career and technical education courses–in place of upper level math and science, such as Algebra 2 or chemistry. The most popular classes, he said, are financial management and family consumer science.

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Ringleader of Admissions Scam Also Ran a College Counseling Firm For Families in China

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Singer led a for-profit college counseling business called The Edge College & Career Network, LLC., Among Singer’s other ventures was a college counseling operation aimed at students in China applying to selective colleges in the U.S. And plenty of companies offer legitimate counseling services to international students.

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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 percent of students met or exceeded the Science standards. percent of Black or African American students met or exceeded the Science standards. We are clearly not serving our Black students.

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Confronting chronic absenteeism

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” In fact, making attendance part of the curriculum, teaching it with the same rigor and methodology as math or science, can help students and families understand how consistent attendance impacts academic success and future opportunities. “Lower test scores only illuminate some of the problems caused by chronic absenteeism.

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Purdue begins work to advance science of reading with $1.5M grant

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This article on the science of reading originally appeared on Purdue University’s site and is reposted here with permission. awarded to Purdue in August as part of Lilly Endowment’s Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana initiative, which launched in 2022. The work is funded in part by a $1.5

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