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Talented Students Are Kept From Early Algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them?

ED Surge

Relying on teacher recommendations or parent advocacy to decide which students are ready, many schools have not been able to get enough talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds into seats in algebra classrooms. In 2018, Ohio adopted one such policy. The guidance is connected to MAP Growth , one of the nonprofit’s assessments.

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OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too may education opportunities that could change their lives

The Hechinger Report

Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies. Too often, advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access. Advocating for policy change is essential.

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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Barry Zuckerman, who created the first medical-legal partnership in Boston more than 30 years ago, saw the need for family advocacy first hand during his childhood, in the 1950s.

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PROOF POINTS: New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism

The Hechinger Report

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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Students sick of ‘lip service’ from universities over racism

The Hechinger Report

Lourdes Torrey was only a few weeks into her first year at the University of Missouri in 2018 when she heard a white student in the dorm room next to hers use the N-word. In a state where almost one-third of residents are Black, in 2018, only 8 percent of students at the flagship university were Black and only 3 percent were Black men.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

A 2018 meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of children ages 14 and younger demonstrated that math performance in children emerges from areas of the brain that are associated with number processing, such as the parietal and frontal areas.

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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

Following full-scale implementation of a proficiency-based system in 2011, postsecondary enrollment increased to 71 percent by 2018, up from an average rate of 59 percent over the 10 years prior to the district’s shift to personalized, competency-based learning.

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