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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 10, 2019
Fourth-grade students who reported using tablets in “all or almost all” classes scored 14 points lower on the reading portion of a test administered by the federal government than students who reported “never” using classroom tablets. ” Reboot aims to increase the teaching of critical thinking in schools and by parents at home.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 8, 2018
High school graduation rates have soared in recent years, hitting a new record of 84 percent for 2015-16 in the most recent federal government count, but there are still millions of Americans who didn’t get a diploma in high school. The new exams test critical thinking and problem solving, not just rote memorization.
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The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 18, 2017
That has become increasingly crucial at a time when Americans’ faith in higher education is declining , governments are investing less money in it, and employers complain it’s producing too few graduates with skills they need. Eastern Washington in general and Gordon in particular were determined to turn that around.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 11, 2017
In 2015, the Idaho state legislature approved 19 incubator programs to explore the practice inside its schools. Government policy has also contributed to its adoption. Under the federal education bill passed in 2015, states are permitted to forgo single end-of-year subject tests and use more nuanced measures instead.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 15, 2016
Between the 2013-14 school year and the 2015-16 school year, the city added about 16,000 preschool students and 2,000 teachers. “We But so far, he said, the push for universal preschool here has proven to be “a great example of what a municipal government can do when focused on a really ambitious goal.”.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 7, 2016
The PAARC tests, used in states such as Illinois and New Jersey since 2015, were supposed to be even better. Common Core demands students go beyond rote memorization and demonstrate critical-thinking skills. But a 2015 state analysis found that, on the whole, PARCC costs $32 per student on average — $10 less than MCAS.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 8, 2016
Five and six year old children are inheritors of poverty’s curse and not its creators,” Johnson told his audience as he explained that the federal government would be, for the first time, funding education and health services for children living in poverty in the form of a public preschool program.
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