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We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

ED Surge

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. Reach University offers adults employed in schools and other workplaces the opportunity to earn a unique bachelor’s degree that embraces work experience as part of the learning process.

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How flawed IQ tests prevent kids from getting help in school

The Hechinger Report

Even before her son started kindergarten, Ashley Meier Barlow realized that she might have to fight for his education. Her son has Down Syndrome; when he was in prekindergarten, school officials in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, told Barlow that he wouldn’t be going to the neighborhood school, with some special education accommodations, as she had assumed. Instead, the educators told Barlow that they wanted her son to attend a classroom across town meant for children who are profoundly impacted by their

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Defending Our Schools: The State of Cybersecurity in K-12

ED Surge

K-12 leaders tasked with preparing students for the future workforce are doing so amid ever-increasing cyber threats. The dynamic landscape of in-person, virtual and hybrid schooling has made schools vulnerable targets for cyber threat actors (CTAs). While many K-12 organizations struggle to obtain resources to strengthen cybersecurity, those that employ security best practices consistently report higher levels of cyber maturity.

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Anticipation Guides

ShortCutsTV

Although Anticipation Guides are similar to pre-questioning in both form and purpose – they encourage much the same kinds of skills – there are significant differences between the two approaches.

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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming as Pandemic Relief Money for Schools Dries Up

ED Surge

As school boards prepare to approve their budgets for the fall, many are grappling with how to make up for the yawning chasm left by the loss of federal pandemic-relief dollars. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming. But the ESSER “funding cliff” — the fall deadline for districts to allocate money from the final disbursement of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants — isn’t a singular culprit behind the staff cuts that are rolling out around the country.

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Webinar on L’Année Philologique (APh)

Society for Classical Studies

Webinar on L’Année Philologique (APh) kskordal Wed, 03/27/2024 - 09:10 Image Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 11:00AM EDT via Zoom Join Mackenzie "Mack" Zalin (Librarian for Classics at Johns Hopkins University and Chair of the Advisory Board of the American Office of L’Année philologique to the Society for Classical Studies) and Chris VandenBorre (Project Manager, Brepols) for an overview of recent innovations in L’Année philologique (APh), a full-scope bibliographic database for scholars of classical st

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It’s That Time! AP Economics Exam Prep!

Michelle Wood

5 Ways to Help Your Students Prepare for the AP Micro and AP Macro Exams Have them register for a FREE AP Economics Live Review (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), you can register too! AP Microeconomics, Tuesday April 23, 6 – 7pm ET AP Macroeconomics, Thursday April 25, 6 – 7pm ET Have them take practice exams on AP Classroom You will need to assign them to the students, there are three practice exams for Macro and for Micro Tell students to look at the results and learn from their

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Obsidian Blades Unveil Culinary Connections between Polynesians and South Americans on Rapa Nui

Anthropology.net

The unearthing of starch grains on obsidian blades from Rapa Nui's Anakena site represents a pivotal discovery in understanding the intricate web of cultural interactions and culinary traditions among the island's earliest inhabitants. Situated in the southeastern Pacific, Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island, has long captivated scholars with its enigmatic history and iconic moai statues.

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State Terror and Long-Run Development: The Persistence of the Khmer Rouge

Political Science Now

State Terror and Long-Run Development: The Persistence of the Khmer Rouge By Donald Grasse , University of Southern California Does mass repression have a long-term economic legacy, and if so, what explains persistence? I argue repression can undermine development by delimiting human capital. I study the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The regime implemented a campaign of violence to reorganize society, yet governing elites varied across the communist ideological spectrum.

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Flooding

Living Geography

We've had a certain amount of flooding over the last few months in many parts of the country. The Fenland area where I work had 350% of its usual rainfall in February, and the Welney Wash road, which a colleagues uses for her commute to avoid a long detour has been shut for well over 80 days so far this winter, and been damaged by its regular inundations which has meant further road closure.