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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

Personalized learning has a lack of really clear data points, really clear success stories,” said Hilah Barbot, science and technology director for the national charter school network KIPP, who worked for several years as a teacher and administrator at KIPP New Orleans, overseeing their technology initiatives. “I

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Why Schools Need a Social Worker for Teachers

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Unfortunately, I haven’t seen nearly as much investment or innovation on behalf of our educators. I was offered a job at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School as a school social worker — but with a unique spin on the traditional role. A year ago, I came across an opportunity to change that.

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Many Eyes Are on the Teachers Who Leave. What About the Ones Who Stay?

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According to the National Association of Independent Schools, teachers at independent schools are twice as likely to leave the profession than public school teachers. I know the gravity of what it means to leave all too well. Teachers are leaving and the pipelines ushering in fresh talent are eroding.

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When Best Practices Fail Black and Brown Students, We Must Challenge Our Moral Contradictions

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Best Practices Sometimes, best practices are seen as the golden standard—that thing that will “save” the urban school from low performance, perpetuating the notion that best can only look and sound one way.we In urban charter schools, SLANT has been used to manage behaviors.

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How transparent is school data when parents can’t find it or understand it?

The Hechinger Report

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Smartphones, however, offer limited access because several school data systems are more difficult to navigate on mobile devices.

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Teachers Have Little Say When School Districts Make Decisions. Here's How We Change That.

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There are currently 1,876 schools within the New York City Department of Education, including 268 charter schools. No two schools are the same. Students at other schools did not have the same experience. Current laws do nothing to acknowledge educators as the backbone of society.

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Black Literature Gave Me the Freedom to Learn, and Now I’m Giving It Back to My Students

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In a world that has denied my humanity, literature has offered affirmation, consolation and direction. As a reader, I use Black literature as a tool to reclaim my humanity, my history and my future. As an educator, I present Black literature to readers as a tool for their own liberation.