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OPINION: We can longer afford to neglect child care providers and our littlest learners

The Hechinger Report

Who will care for our nation’s children as we seek to recover economically? Unlike testing programs operating under large school districts or health systems, child care programs are largely independent businesses. Who will care for our nation’s children as we seek to recover economically? We must heed the calls from the U.S.

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OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

The Hechinger Report

News & World Report released its first-ever rankings of public elementary and middle schools in the United States. Schools in the bottom quarter of all schools in a given jurisdiction were not ranked, but simply identified as being in the bottom quarter. Even “global authorities” can screw up!

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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

In the latest study , published in January 2023, children who went to preschool were far more likely to go to college within a couple years of graduating high school. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

The Hechinger Report

Text messages to parents about their school-aged children led to better grades and attendance. Based on these early successes, education leaders in government and nonprofit organizations sought to bring the power of text messages to hundreds of thousands of students. We’re narrowing in on where nudging is useful.

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Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

“Here at school, we’re trying to not put the pressure at all on the students, but I know our third grade teachers really feel it,” Knapp said. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. Because it is just one assessment.”

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

ED Surge

Taylor Hill, a student at Wheatley High School, would experience the change firsthand. Her school is located in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood and serves a student body that is nearly 100 percent classified as economically disadvantaged. They told me that I have to turn my library into a team center.’”

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