ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2024

From that dividing line, the American Dream guarantees safety, education, economic stability and outright survival for many Mexican and Central American people. Students want to be connected, cultured and aware of the realities beyond the classroom. border with Mexico.

Heritage 119

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this month, a new study in Nature revealed a key predictor of economic mobility: connectedness. The analysis also yielded a new species of school-level data, charting the degree of economic connectedness within individual high schools and colleges across the country. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind.

Economics 139

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This caustic combination of biased or incomplete information and a lack in public awareness very easily fuels damaging stereotypes of Asians as perpetually and dangerously foreign and “taking over” what are seen as limited resources, especially during times of social and economic instability and widening gaps in wealth and income inequality.

K-12 144

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills. School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years.

Advocacy 126

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2024

struggles with math instruction, there’s interest in cultural perceptions about who possesses strong math abilities. Frequently, when I interviewed experts about why math students around the country are struggling, those experts would comment that part of the problem lay in the culture. But within a short span, Holifield would be dead.

K-12 122

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

EdSurge: How do higher education institutions balance the need for tuition increases with the imperative to remain accessible to students from diverse economic backgrounds? McGrath: One common approach from higher education institutions is tuition discounting.

Government 130

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2022

Initially, the built-in education to counteract uncontrollable mega-modernity was Home Economics—emphasis on economics. The mission is still the same: to educate each person to meet human physical and mental needs, including the social skills for keeping families and communities intact. It builds national human capital.

Humanities 104

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2022

The company is among OER providers that argue that OER can be a tool in making higher education more equitable, by making sure that economically disadvantaged students have the materials to succeed in courses like statistics that serve as gateways to lucrative professions.

Professional Development 123

Professional Development Economics Humanities Cultures 123

ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college. By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. So what is happening here?

Economics 127

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. So, what can be done? Individuals have belief systems.

EdTech 90

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It’s become a culture war issue, it’s become an existential problem,” Kendall-Taylor says, “and the interesting thing is the way in which that crisis- and urgency-focused narrative really gives no space and has no room for solutions.” Sleep also shows very significant inequalities in American society,” he says.

Psychology 127

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2022

Teacher performance is judged on a 19-point rubric that includes factors like preparedness, classroom culture and collaboration. There, a rubric looks at factors like student achievement and instructional culture. Student achievement is scored based on test scores and individual improvement. A Model for the Future? “But

Public School 113

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If schools do not get the time and resources needed to recover, they may be unable to endure the next viral variant, culture war or economic disaster. The school has a culture of inclusiveness and belonging. To recover, schools must invest deeply in student and staff well-being. We are a family. We are Liberty.”

Middle School 104

Middle School Cultures Leadership Economics 104

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2022

This vast workforce that supports working families is largely unseen in public policy; our systems undervalue—or even ignore—the critical role that FFN caregivers serve in supporting families who work nontraditional hours , live in rural communities and for those who prioritize a known, trusted, culturally congruent caregiver.

Economics 101

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2022

(Over 80 percent of education budgets go to salaries and benefits; the money isn’t there to increase pay without increasing the budget.) Without a significant change in the economics of education, changing the grammar of schooling is actually the most realistic approach. So let’s imagine.

Teaching 145

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For example, if it’s part of the mission of a bachelor’s degree-granting institution to educate diverse students and facilitate economic mobility, then supporting transfer students from community colleges fits the bill, LaViolet says. A few pressures might incentivize four-year colleges to step up their efforts.

Cultures 136

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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. And studies show that the majority of the students who graduate from college end up economically much better off than those who don’t go to college.

Economics 125

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As these Harvard training sessions took place, the California State Board of Education finally approved a new framework that sets out to make math more culturally responsive and inquiry-based. Kelly has taught a similar modeling course for economics and social sciences for the last few years.) The solution?

Social Science 145

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ED Surge

JULY 28, 2023

One important step is to acknowledge how the pedagogy of STEM education is grounded in a masculine culture that young girls of color will never fit into — one where white men hold privilege. Young girls need culturally-relevant curricula and programs in their schools and communities that are accessible and affordable.

K-12 98

K-12 Pedagogy Cultures Economics 98

ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2023

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.

Leadership 98

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

Monolingual English speakers miss out on a wealth of economic and cultural opportunities, such as developing a deeper understanding of intercultural communication, opportunities to work or study abroad or to gain employment at international companies. But it’s also important to recognize that English-only communication is limited.

K-12 113

K-12 Education Heritage Middle School 113

ED Surge

JULY 8, 2022

But perhaps the greatest barrier is departmental culture. Our faculty have a new and deeper obligation now, not only to open student minds to intellectual discoveries, but to turn the classroom into a caring refuge from cultural and economic abuse. If your department doesn’t support active learning , why should you?

Pedagogy 107

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2023

The need for such varied skills has only gotten more pronounced in recent years, she argues, in these times of “political division, racial violence, extreme rhetoric, intensifying storms, mass shootings, economic crises, global pandemics and more.” Do you worry about politicians trying to stop educators taking the advice in your book?

Economics 125

Economics History Humanities Cultures 125

ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is the third in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. Before we get into the educator perspectives shared below, there’s something I have to explain about Latino culture. Read the first part here and the second part here. It would be worse to make waves and risk getting fired.

EdTech 98

EdTech Education Cultures Economics 98

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

With a few notable exceptions, they do not train skills that students need to gain economic independence. My advice to young people is to invest in their education and to get a job with training built in. A university is also the best place to acquire social and cultural capital. And this is indispensable for the poor.

Cultures 98

Cultures EdTech Economics Critical Thinking 98

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2022

Evidence abounds that children and teens are more successful when they have warm, caring relationships with educators and peers; instruction in building important life skills; and a sense of belonging in school. communities, and education too. Historically inequitable systems in place for centuries continue to impact all U.S.

Humanities 136

Humanities Economics Cultures Research 136

ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The discrepancy stems from systemic factors like economic inequality, as well as cultural ones. The California Department of Education has created resources for students who may need support, and has identified the lack of diverse providers as a problem the state needs to solve.

Project-Based Learning 98

Project-Based Learning Psychology Cultures Economics 98

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Lesson Plan Private School Cultures 98

ED Surge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process.

Education 107

Education Middle School Economics Cultures 107

ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

The post-Civil War era then ushered in the advent of “Black codes,” described as laws that “criminalized every form of African American freedom and mobility, political power, [and] economic power.” These students will be our next leaders, from judges and law enforcement officials to educators and everything in between.

History 101

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

School staff and elders also live in the southernmost parts of the reservation, sometimes in multi-sided hogans, sacred dwellings in Diné culture (which in some cases, Merrill says, are constructed to look like a woman’s fingers interlaced together with her hands over her pregnant belly).

K-12 121

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ED Surge

JULY 13, 2023

Failure to do so would have dire consequences, causing widespread economic impact and exacerbating the existing strain on the child care system. Additionally, 40 percent of child care providers are people of color, bringing invaluable perspectives and cultural understanding to their work.

Economics 98

Economics History Public School Cultures 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

According to Berger, Crew fosters a schoolwide “culture and spirit of being on a team and looking out for each other.” Casco Bay’s principal, Derek Pierce, credits much of the school’s success to the way Crew culture personalizes each student’s journey over four years. “We And how to listen to each other.”. How am I doing?

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture. In a society that is rooted in instant gratification and where competition is consistently encouraged politically, economically and socially, the consequences of competition between young people feels inevitable.

Middle School 114

Middle School Elementary School Psychology Teaching 114

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

You can’t interview Asians because they won’t say anything substantive due to the norms of their culture,” she said. I was in the first year of the top doctorate program in my field, and we were 20 educators-in-training being taught best practices of various communication research methods by supposed leading experts. Wait, what?

Education 114

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. There’s been a real positive change in the culture.”. We can flip the classroom.

Library 102

Library Middle School High School Government 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. In New Orleans, 81 percent of public school students are economically disadvantaged, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Education. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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