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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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Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors

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The remaining hot topics were interpersonal conflict; lack of motivation; test anxiety; focus and procrastination; how to reach out for support; having a bad day and poor grades. The report itself clarified that its authors do not advocate for the replacement of school counselors, and instead view this kind of tool as a possible supplement.

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Edtech gone rogue? Tackling “Dirty Stream” attacks amidst uncontrolled app overloads

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This means establishing alerts and working towards regular device audits, patch testing, and rollback strategies. As the window between identifying and exploiting a vulnerability narrows, educational institutions need to come terms with good patch management habits.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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Mackey said the state added career coaches in recent years to ease the counseling workload, but in many districts there is just a single coach, who rotates among schools. Students who opt for the workforce diploma will not have their ACT test scores included in their schools public reports.

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

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Sometimes the administration seems to be testing the waters to see which ideas generate the most pushback from constituencies they care about. Results from the test, often known as the nation’s report card, have helped drive many education reforms, including ones like school choice that are championed by conservatives.

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71 Undeniably Great Debate Topics for High School

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Practice perspective-taking by exploring pros and cons How strong are your students’ arguments when testing against a counterargument? Is it ever okay to cheat on a test? Help high schoolers practice taking different perspectives when they form fully fledged arguments that survive an opposing opinion.