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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

ED Surge

Performing the Autopsy Proponents of the detracking effort see themselves as fighting against the tide of the countrys education system and, even more difficult, its culture. But their families have managed to give them a jump-start through additional after-school programs, tutors and other resources, he says.

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How Open Standards Are Breaking Down Data Barriers

ED Surge

This digital disconnect isnt just a result of outdated systems; its about the complex web of cultural, organizational and infrastructural barriers that leave many institutions data-rich but insight-poor. Institutions struggle with more than just technical challenges; they also face cultural and organizational barriers.

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OPINION: Want to improve our public schools? Create an impressive principal pipeline

The Hechinger Report

Federal and state policymakers have since suggested various solutions — from increasing access to tutoring to boosting teacher pay. However, one of our greatest potential solutions is often missed in the national conversation: providing professional development for principals. Most of all, they set a school’s vision and culture.

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A New Feature of Teacher Prep Programs? Compensating Future Educators for Their Time

ED Surge

Today, and for the last year or so, aspiring educators at American University are required to spend a minimum of 40 hours tutoring students in Washington, D.C., Later, they may do one-on-one or small group tutoring. It started off as a way to bring high-impact tutoring to elementary school students in northeast Washington, D.C.

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Why Investing in SEL Now May Be the Key to an Equitable Future

ED Surge

Summer and after-school programming, tutoring, truancy intervention, teacher hiring and training, and improved data systems are all part of the solution. But some respondents noted that “any professional development for technology is the barest it can be to save time and money.”

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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OPINION: Does Devos’ plan to ‘rethink schools’ overlook a key population?

The Hechinger Report

A retired math teacher who lived a half mile up the road from my family, he opened his home to me every Wednesday afternoon for tutoring. AARP’s Experience Corps , which engages older adults in tutoring elementary-aged children in high-need elementary schools, shows similar results for older children.