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Top Posts of 2019

A Principal's Reflections

Well, another year of writing has passed, and it was a big one as 2019 marked ten years since I began my blogging journey. Well, after begrudgingly agreeing to pen some guest posts for him, I built up my confidence and launched my blog in March of 2019. Without further ado, here are my top posts of 2019.

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OPINION: Why we need a joint and urgent effort to teach data science and literacy in the U.S.

The Hechinger Report

Yet now more than ever, K-12 students need basic modern data science skills. But American K-12 education still underemphasizes data science and data literacy skills — including the ability to understand qualitative and quantitative data, assess claims based on data and make data-driven predictions.

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Quitting jobs to qualify for child care

The Hechinger Report

Her only option was to take a pay cut, a city official told her in late 2019. Research quick take Access to high-quality pre-K is becoming an increasingly popular policy across the nations largest cities, according to a recently released report by CityHealth. She felt she had no choice but to quit her job to get that voucher.

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Creative Coding Across the K-12 Curriculum

Digital Promise

During a discussion I facilitated at the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools spring 2019 meeting, administrators shared some of the barriers their school communities face in trying to embrace CS and coding. The post Creative Coding Across the K-12 Curriculum appeared first on Digital Promise. Current events?

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What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

ED Surge

Several of the schools the district shuttered in 2019 have since become sites for early learning programs. Sunbeam later leased and renovated a second vacant elementary school in the district, creating 12 new early childhood classrooms.) It can be a win-win if done right, says Loewenberg. Its a beautiful, wonderful thing, she adds.

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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

Since 1990, NCHE has supported K-12 teachers in the development and implementation of history education, with support from scholars, museums, historic sites, and other history educators. Today, NCHEs work focuses on three areas: professional learning, community building, and advocacy.

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How Enrollment in the 100 Largest School Districts Has Changed Since the Pandemic

ED Surge

Recent federal data on school enrollment adds more detail to the picture we have about falling numbers of students in the nations public K-12 classrooms. Most of the countrys 100 largest districts by enrollment have seen declines since the 2019-20 school year. It had about 76,800 students at the end of 2023-24.