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OPINION: It may be time to rethink the emphasis on taking calculus in high school

The Hechinger Report

In 2012, the panel issued a joint statement asserting that calculus should not be the “ultimate goal of the K-12 mathematics curriculum.” High school data science classes, which teach how to use statistical methods and programming to query and analyze real-world data, are a budding development.

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Meet Nearpod: A game-changing tool for student engagement – EARLI 2023

Pedagogy to Share

Buttrey, K. Kentucky Teacher Education Journal , 8 (1), 1–12. Journal of Political Science Education , 18 (3), 411–416. A review of Nearpod – an interactive tool for student engagement. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching , 2 (2), 95–97. W., & Yue, W. Real-time assessment with Nearpod in the BYOD classroom.

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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

The Hechinger Report

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. The Vermont College System was losing $8 million to $12 million a year. We’re just like lost causes if we’re from small towns.”.

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‘Positive culture shock’ spells challenges and triumphs for Afghan teen students

The Hechinger Report

Lebanon High School, apart from her regular classes, she chose electives like global studies, business and political science — three of her favorite subjects. ARYSE provides out-of-school programming for immigrant and refugee youth in grades 6-12 in Allegheny County. Lajja Mistry is the K-12 education reporter at PublicSource.

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Some colleges start to confront a surprising reason students fail: Too many choices

The Hechinger Report

So college has become more like the K-12 experience, where we are teaching them how to be adults in the world.”. Those are not necessarily skills that they’re learning in K-12 education.”. Those are not necessarily skills that they’re learning in K-12 education.”. That should not shock anyone.

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College Major Myths

Digital Promise

People who major in subjects like history or political science don’t get first jobs that are as lucrative, but they catch up a lot,” says Deming. People who major in subjects like history or political science don’t get first jobs that are as lucrative, but they catch up a lot.

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Luring Covid-cautious parents back to school

The Hechinger Report

Though not its original intent, the district set up a massive virtual learning experiment when, in order to placate anxious parents, it extended enrollment in its remote program for K-6 students during last summer’s delta variant surge. By the time the K-6 virtual program ended Jan. Credit: Noah Willman/The Hechinger Report.

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