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Groundbreaking school blends high school and college together

eSchool News

The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce published a report stating that by 2020, 65 percent of our economy’s jobs will require post-secondary education or training beyond high school. That means that students without these post-secondary milestones will only be applicable for 35 percent of jobs.

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Online learning in high school helps students explore career pathways

eSchool News

High schools can fulfill this goal by giving students opportunities to explore a wide range of career options in the courses they provide. Taking career-related courses in high school doesnt just broaden students horizons. It also helps them narrow their choices.

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Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

eSchool News

Societal pressures on high school seniors seemingly grow by the year. These days, a student’s level of college and workforce readiness is said to be dependent on their college admission test scores, completing the most rigorous high school classes possible, and obtaining AP credit.

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How our changing world is shifting the way Gen Z is influenced by post-secondary marketing

eSchool News

Glacier and Academica Group’s annual White Paper Report, ‘State of Advertising to High School Students in 2020′, sheds light on Gen Z’s changing social media habits and how they respond to advertising. In the last year, ad recall on social media increased by 15% among all high school students.

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The link between arts-based learning and STEM

eSchool News

” The research demonstrates that arts-based learning directly strengthens many key 21st Century learning and workforce skills, a finding with numerous immediate and longer-term practical applications for K-12 and post-secondary education, informal learning and workforce development.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

Over the last decade or so , we’ve settled into a choreographed dance around large-scale, state-mandated standardized test scores. First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world.

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Opportunities in failing: Why K-12 education needs more productive struggle

eSchool News

In contrast, the ungraded, complex assignments I encountered in college allowed me to struggle through difficult concepts, ask questions, and refine my understanding in a way that simply wasnt possible in high school. I cant recall a single homework assignment that was easier than a test question.

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