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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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When Mosi Zuberi learned that his 18-year-old son, Kaja, might not graduate from McClymonds High School in Oakland, he anguished over his parenting missteps, wondering where he had gone wrong. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students? 126 on the waiting list.

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Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

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Even before Robinson decided to work in early childhood education, back when she was studying government and politics and, later, attending law school, she knew she’d had a defining early learning experience. She attributes her love for learning and reading, and her natural curiosity, to her time at Westmore. “It

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The 5 best ways to celebrate CTE Month 2024

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In addition, read up on information that pertains specifically to the career cluster your program falls under. Pushing for recognition of CTE month shows your community that you and your local government have an interest in modern education. It’s a great idea to start by sharing basic information about CTE as a whole.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

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This summer, the space is also hosting more than 40 high school students from across the San Francisco Bay Area. They are part of a summer program organized by PilotCity , a San Leandro-based startup that connects local high school students with regional employers for work-based projects and internships.

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In Search of OER’s Future and Edtech’s Missing Evidence at SXSW EDU

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Looking at those two girls making out in the doorway again, I thought, why can’t I be as confident as they clearly are,” Tim Manley, a former New York City high school teacher, said in an opening keynote session, to lots of laughs, as he recounted his humbling, trying first-year teaching experience.

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Can ‘Linguistic Fingerprinting’ Guard Against AI Cheating?

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Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. If you've ever taught middle school writing, which I have, or if you taught early high school writing, their writing does not change that much in eight months. Hear the full story on this week’s episode. EdSurge: What is linguistic fingerprinting?

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Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

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Khoa Ta, then a sophomore at Owensboro High School from Daviess County in Western Kentucky, was elected as a student board member for the local board of education last May. One idea that’s taken root is forcing students to take a civics test as a requirement for high school graduation. The victory was bittersweet.

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