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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders who have deeper and more lasting impact provide more comprehensive leadership than focusing just on higher standards. Public schools are attended by students from various cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, having different assessed levels of cognitive and academic ability. Michael Fullan, 2002, p.

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After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

The Hechinger Report

We needed to do a better job getting the word out,” said Van Ton-Quinlivan, the system’s vice chancellor for workforce and economic development. Skilled trades show among the highest potential among job categories, the economic-modeling company Emsi calculates. As with a lot of education challenges, money is also a big problem.

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Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

Erin Roberts, a teacher leadership specialist. In 2013, Mississippi passed a law to use science-based instruction to ensure students read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. She pointed to the “p” again. Puh,” he enunciated. What we have learned with our kids is we have to be incredibly explicit with everything we do.”

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Innovation academies help build shared understanding, capacity, and commitment

Dangerously Irrelevant

The focus of Day 1 was on exposure to the societal contexts surrounding school, including new literacies, economic and workforce trends, and how technology is transforming everyday life. See more details at: Investing in leadership capacity: The amazing, wonderful District 59. Related Posts. Connected Educator Month launches today.

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Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one

The Hechinger Report

In the semester-long course, volunteers from employer partners coach and mentor a small cohort of students on career skills, including leadership, problem-solving and communication. Students must apply for internships, ideally completing two in person and for pay before they graduate. “We

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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Overall, the campus has attracted nearly 60 percent more students from Newark since 2013, the result of a concerted effort by Rutgers and other local groups to boost college-going rates in the city, university officials said. “We Treasury secretary or chairman of the Federal Reserve, and influence economic policy from within the system.

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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

The Hechinger Report

The number of college students with one or more mental health problems has doubled since 2013 , according to a study by researchers at Boston University and elsewhere. She worked 40 hours a week on top of school and ended up changing her major, which was originally business management economics. “I