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Real-life work experiences: The unseen curriculum for high school success

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Work-based learning partnerships are not just an add-on to the high school experience; they’re a transformative element that can lead to remarkable success. Consider the case of Sarah, an EHS student who spent part of her school day working at an advanced manufacturing organization.

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Introducing The Edge, a Breakthrough SEL and Life Skills Curriculum for Middle and High School Students

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The Edge , an innovative, research-based social-emotional and life skills curriculum,creates a dynamic and effective learningenvironment where middle and high school students can build the social-emotional and life-readiness skills needed to succeed in school, relationships, and life. Compelling Content.

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How 3 districts reimagined high school and the future of work

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Forward-thinking educators in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools are reimagining what high school looks like, restructuring the workday, moving from grading systems to competency-based systems, and prioritizing personalized learning pathways.

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Meet the maker: High school student develops robot guide dogs

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High school student Selin Alara Ornek is looking ahead–using machine learning and the NVIDIA Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics to create robot guide dogs for the visually impaired. This story originally appeared on NVIDIA’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

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Alliant Credit Union Foundation Grants $108K to Boost AI and Digital Programs at Ridgewood High School

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The Alliant Credit Union Foundation has awarded a$108,000grant to Digital Leaders Now, the nonprofit that powers the Digital Leaders Academy at Ridgewood Community High School District 234, to support the implementation of innovative digital opportunity programs.

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4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

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And while high school students dream of a return to normalcy, college prep and career readiness is more fraught with confusion than ever before as the world of higher education and the occupational opportunities available post-graduation have been disrupted by the pandemic.

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Cultivating STEM excellence in an all-girls Catholic high school

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In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. Mercy’s curriculum requires at least 75 percent of a course’s assessment points to be for performance tasks addressing real-world problems. The nonprofit already served as our accrediting agency. Texas A&M University’s “What’s in our air?”

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