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To Truly Measure Student Growth, Learning Experiences Must Be Personalized

ED Surge

Danielle Grasso Vinas, Assistant Principal of Crescent Heights Social Justice & S.T.E.A.M. Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. The data platform can also be used to support peer tutoring. The insight function is very powerful.

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PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise

The Hechinger Report

Many dyslexia advocates remain loyal to Orton-Gillingham, McHale-Small said, because so many parents have kids whom they believe were helped by Orton-Gillingham tutors. They were administered to children as either one-to-one tutoring sessions or in small groups. “You can’t deny the findings of multiple studies.” .

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

ED Surge

Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said. While Code Next’s classes don’t necessarily rely on traditional mathematics, some parents wonder what benefit comes to students for whom higher education may seem unobtainable. Kids get cut off from these opportunities from an early age.

Education 122
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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

But now a convergence of factors — a dwindling pool of traditional-age students, the call for more educated workers and a pandemic that highlighted economic disparities and scrambled habits and jobs — is putting adults in the spotlight. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue.

Economics 143
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Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations

The Hechinger Report

And given the former abundance of well-paying, blue-collar jobs in this corner of Indiana, the university is also up against a regional tradition that doesn’t necessarily place a high value on a college degree, she said.

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PROOF POINTS: Slim research evidence for summer school

The Hechinger Report

She thinks the best summer programs don’t make kids sit in a math class for an hour every day in the summer, replicating the structure of traditional school, but engage kids in topics that they’re interested in, such as social justice.”Maybe Slavin advocates fusing summer camp with intensive, daily tutoring.

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