Wed.Jun 19, 2024

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One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers

The Hechinger Report

DECATUR, Ark. — When Ashlyn Siebert started looking last year for teaching jobs near Decatur — her rural hometown — she knew she wouldn’t make as much as a first-year teacher 16 miles away in Bentonville, home to Walmart’s headquarters. The story was the same in dozens of other small towns across Arkansas. If teachers wanted to earn more, they had to move to a bigger school district.

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Finding the Right Technology for Early Elementary Classrooms

ED Surge

I can still vividly recall the chaotic scene of introducing iPads into Kindergarten classrooms. Picture it: a room bustling with eager five-year-olds unaccustomed to center procedures and five iPads as the hottest commodity amidst blocks, dolls and traditional learning stations. What’s the Kindergarten version of the Hunger Games? Imagine that. Managing a technology rollout for littles felt tough, but the real challenge didn’t hit me until I had to engage with some of the apps intended for our s

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Melinda Mathis Hardin’s Response

Life and Landscapes

I recently posted a video of Melinda Mathis Hardin singing at the Shelby County Community Theatre. It was a special evening and the responses were very positive. After my blog, Melinda wrote about how important that evening was for her. Here is what she said: (“Reginald Bareham” is my Facebook handle…at the end of this post, I include a Video link to her performance.

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