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The habits of 7 highly effective schools

The Hechinger Report

There are significant differences between schools where children start at or above grade level and where children start below grade level Schools where students enter at or above grade level Schools where students enter below grade level Schools where students enter below grade level, but students grow at least 1.3

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How To Make Someone Not Hate Math

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A respected math teacher at a K-12 public charter school in Apple Valley, California, Holifield was in steep physical decline. The school put on a festival to fundraise for medical bills resulting from his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Steve Holifield’s breathing was labored.

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Joy Oozed From My Classroom When I Was a Teacher. As a Principal, I’m Carrying That With Me.

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When I came to Achievement First Brooklyn High School eight years ago as the ninth grade literature teacher, it was my fourth year of teaching and my first time in a school that was unapologetically rooted in the “no excuses” model , which centers a results-driven culture that prioritizes strict behavioral procedures and academic policies.

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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

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That movie, which everyone in Silicon Valley and in the culture at large was talking about, was “The Social Network,” depicting the contentious creation of Facebook. We got 400 applications the first year,” says Strachman, who had previously founded a project-based charter school called Innovations Academy. “We

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To improve student wellbeing, Alabama invests in mental health coordinators

The Hechinger Report

During the 2018-19 school year, 11 percent of Alabama students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 18 or more days. Some student populations, including those who were economically disadvantaged, disabled, Black and American Indian, had rates higher than 12 percent. Some individual schools had absentee rates up to 48 percent.

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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics. Standard deviations are statistical units that are hard to translate but this represents a relatively small increase in test scores. Despite these issues, the research is worth watching.

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A new teacher vows to help in a classroom full of need: “Under the right conditions, they’d be stars”

The Hechinger Report

Nicole Molière entered a classroom at Harriet Tubman Charter School after she was selected to be part of an innovative local teacher training residency that aims to put excellent — and culturally competent — teachers into high-poverty schools. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Molière felt ready.