The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

If we graded schools on how accurately they grade students, they’d fail. Nearly six out of 10 course grades are inaccurate, according to a new study of grades that teachers gave to 22,000 middle and high school students in 2022 and 2023. The Equitable Grading Project , a nonprofit organization that seeks to change grading practices, compared 33,000 course grades with students’ scores on standardized exams, including Advanced Placement tests and annual state assessments.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years , and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning to express yourself in text. But as generative AI tools like ChatGPT sweep into mainstream business tools, promising to draft properly-formatted text from simple prompts and the click of a button, new questions are rising about what role writing centers should play — or whether they will be needed

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Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

Politics in the United States often evokes tough conversations! People are often very opinionated and want others to understand their viewpoint. However, people are not always open to listening to others’ perspectives. So, it is essential to teach students about forming political individualities while respecting other viewpoints. Luckily, the Political Socialization Lesson is ready to take on this challenge!

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2024

The post Celebrating Student Voice, Creativity, and Innovation on International Youth Day appeared first on Digital Promise.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Educator wellness is more than buzzwords. Living a well-balanced and fully engaged life is essential for building a safe, supportive and collaborative school culture that positively impacts both student achievement and teacher retention. Learn the 4 dimensions of educator wellness and how they can help strengthen work-life balance and teacher efficacy.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2024

The post How Inspiring Equity for Early Childhood Educators can Change the Trajectory of a Nation appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the annals of human history, the stars and heavens have served not only as a source of wonder but as profound symbols guiding the destinies of civilizations. Two remarkable archaeological discoveries—newly deciphered cuneiform 1 tablets from ancient Babylonia and enigmatic carvings 2 at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey—reveal how ancient peoples connected astronomical phenomena to pivotal events, crafting intricate systems of prediction and commemoration that echo through millennia.

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Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

“Edith and Doris: History, Writing, and Photographs” at the Southwest Harbor Public Library kskordal Mon, 08/12/2024 - 09:29 Image Edith Hamilton Day Program Join us at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, August 15th at 5:30 for a three-part presentation “ Edith and Doris: History, Writing, and Photographs ” about Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) and Doris Fielding Reid (1895-1973).

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 12, 2024

Project Title: Hard Pill to Swallow: Gendered Public Perceptions of Supreme Court Oral Arguments and Womens’ Reproductive Healthcare Christine Bird Christine Bird is currently an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and formerly a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY. She earned her PhD from the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University.

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Life and Landscapes

AUGUST 12, 2024

Dry going in, wet coming out! After three hours of bellycrawling, hands and knee crawling, crab walking, climbing and falling through cracks in the stone, I thought it best to swim out of the Mullins Spring Cave in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Hah! During Karst-o-Rama at the Great Saltpeter Cave In Eastern Kentucky near Mt. Vernon on July 4, 2023. www.vanstockum.blog/lookin #reggievanstockum #reggiesrealm #rockcastleriver #caving #spelunking #karstorama #livingstone #mtvernon #easternkentucky

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 12, 2024

Bayesian Reasoning for Qualitative Case Studies & Comparative Research (QMMR B) Half Day Short Course 1:30pm – 5:30pm This course introduces the Bayesian logic of qualitative case studies, building on “Social Inquiry and Bayesian Inference: Rethinking Qualitative Research” (Fairfield & Charman, CUP 2022). The material complements the morning short course on process tracing led by Bennett, Checkel, and Fairfield, but each course can be taken independently.

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Heinemann Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

In today's episode, Patrick Harris II, author of The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers shares the importance of being intentional about choosing the right school, much like finding the perfect home. He emphasizes the need for teachers to align their values with those of their schools and provides valuable tips on how to identify and vet potential schools.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are persistent critics of public K-12 schools and higher education and want to overhaul many aspects of how the institutions operate. On the campaign trail, Trump has repeatedly called for the elimination of the federal Education Department, arguing that states should have full authority for educating children.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Education vaulted to the forefront of conversations about the presidential race when Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate. Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked for roughly two decades in public schools, as a geography teacher and football coach. He has championed investments in public education: For example, in March 2023, he signed a bill to make school meals free to all students in public schools.

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