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Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra

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“Algebra in eighth grade is a gateway to a lot of further opportunities,” said Dan Goldhaber, an economist who studies education at the American Institutes for Research, in a recent webinar. In 2023 and 2024, RAND surveyed more than 3,000 school principals and almost 1,000 math teachers across the country. student population.

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COLUMN: The FAFSA fiasco could roll back years of progress. It must be fixed immediately

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They should be sharing webinars and workshops and talking about what’s happening and how [students] can begin in spite of the problems,” Watson Spiva said. “If She wants colleges to do more to directly help applicants still struggling to fill out the forms.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

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Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

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College advisers vow to ‘kick the door open’ for Black and Hispanic students despite affirmative action ruling 

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Several are on hand tonight recounting their own educational journeys , culminating in full scholarships to schools such as the University of Chicago and Wesleyan University, where annual estimated costs approach $90,000. Before the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

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By early March, 1,000 school district staff members, including principals, teachers and math specialists, had signed up for training sessions offered by Khan. And 55 schools had requested some form of support, which could include anything from a webinar to a site visit. Khan said only that was still being worked out.

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Is it better to teach pure math instead of applied math?

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But a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finds that applied-math instruction, or the way it is actually taught in classrooms, may not be serving students well. “And there is a lot more of this kind of instruction going on in classrooms than you imagine.”

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Decoding the price of college: Complexity of figuring out costs holds students back

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Levine and three other experts discussed these “levers” at a Brookings Institute webinar last week promoting Levin’s new book, “A Problem of Fit: How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students – and Universities.” Phillip Levine, economics professor, Wellesley College. College is a great way to promote social mobility.

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