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Many kids can’t read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class?

The Hechinger Report

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. That said, a handful of states and school districts are starting to explore the approach.

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Teaching Was My Dream. Now I Wonder If It Is Stunting My Other Passions.

ED Surge

In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. In 2022, I began traveling across the country, keynoting education conferences, inspiring teachers to see themselves as humans first. Societal woes seeping into our building.

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How Districts Are Using Data Equity to Drive Decisions and Improvements

Digital Promise

As districts address unfinished learning, evaluate student growth, and re-engage school communities during the 2021-2022 school year, data equity can highlight where support is needed and help schools better support students’ experiences and needs. Now, the district has expanded its use to grades 6-12, pulling in core course information (e.g.,

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Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

ED Surge

I hope no behavioral concerns arise, because if I can avoid a parent phone call I might be able to get some of this done—well, that is if I do a virtual assignment during social studies. I was always completing tasks for other people—school leadership, district leadership, state officials—at the expense of the students in my care.

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Building better early grade math teachers: Milwaukee goes back to an old playbook

The Hechinger Report

Since 2022, the district has spent close to a million dollars in Covid-19 relief funds to pay the coaches, principals and teachers to attend these sessions. We had such a strong leadership base,” she said. I always thought that social studies and literacy were more of my thing. What does it mean to be a part of a whole?

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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.

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What is Universal Pre-K?

Studies Weekly

At the time of the most recent State of Preschool report in 2022, only 11 states had implemented universal pre-K policies, and only 32% of four-year-olds and 6% of three-year-olds participated in a state-funded pre-K program at all. State of Preschool 2022 yearbook. Rasmussen University. 2020, September 7). Friedman-Krauss, A.

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