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What Constitutes Good PD?

A Principal's Reflections

It is an opportunity to become better at what we do as well as gain knowledge on new pedagogical techniques, learning theories, leadership strategies, technologies, and federal/state mandates. The trainings that many educators are now forced to attend are usually driven by whatever the federal and state governments have mandated.

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, people incarcerated there staged a two-month hunger strike that spread throughout the state’s prisons to protest the excessive use of solitary confinement. Because of the involvement of senior leadership,” she said, “Cal Poly Humboldt’s was the easiest by far.” Are you sure?” she said she asked them.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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

The Hechinger Report

according to Holroyd Pearce, partners with universities, colleges and governments, which typically fund the program or grant academic credit — often to students who face barriers to getting work experience. The company, whose biggest market is now the U.S.,

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

Cult of Pedagogy

The group purposefully uses language to help the public understand that drugs belong to one of two categories: those that are approved for consumption by a government agency and those that are not. Consider the NHRC’s use of the phrase “licit and illicit” in principle 1. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , 42 (3), 375–392.

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Short on financial knowledge, some school districts get bad deals on bonds

The Hechinger Report

From 2007 to 2013 the district’s taxpayers had approved several bonds, totaling more than $46.6 The firms will sponsor school board or leadership conferences and take school leaders out to dinner. But most costly of all, it argued, were mistakes the school district had made with bonds.

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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

Smith Howard has been advocating for years to have the federal government address shortened school days. But the government, so far, has stopped short of requiring that any data be collected on how often school districts take this action. In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall.

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