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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). Brito’s experience is what state education leaders hoped for when they replaced the high school exit exam with multiple pathways to graduation. Lawmakers passed it unanimously.

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The dangers of attempting to ‘Instant Pot’ educational progress

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In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

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It guides students through challenging subjects–from math to coding–by asking questions, offering hints, and breaking problems into manageable steps. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

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Instead of pressuring students with high-stakes exams, AEF focuses on mastery-based learning. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Here, learning goes beyond grades and test scores.

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At a grim time for math test scores, these districts buck the trend

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This story about math recovery was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In early February, seventh grade math teacher Jamie Gallimore tried something new: She watched herself teach class. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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How Magnolia ISD ‘leveled the playing field’ for students in math

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If you’re evaluating math programs at your school, a good option to consider is ORIGO Education’s Stepping Stones. Here’s one educator’s story about how Stepping Stones made a big difference with his students’ math skills: How Magnolia ISD has ‘leveled the playing field’ for students in math.

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Remote learning hurt high school grad rates–ditching exit exams helped

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When states that normally required a high school exit exam waived that requirement, graduation rates went up. Through the class of ‘28, I think we’ll still be seeing these impacts on kids who were in fifth to eighth grade during the pandemic,” said Bob Balfanz, a Johns Hopkins education professor and an author of the new report.

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