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Curriculum Associates Sponsors the Council of the Great City Schools’ Inaugural Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

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Casserly, Executive Director of the Council, to select an educator pursuing a graduate-level education degree to receive a $10,000 scholarship. Curriculum Associates partnered with the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) to sponsor the first-ever Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice.

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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Higher Education. Subscribe today! BRYANT POND, Maine — EB Hoff, 14, was running for class treasurer of the Class of 2022.

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Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn’t Necessarily Hold Them Back

MindShift

Our education system has this funny quirk of grouping kids by birth date — rather than, say, intellectual ability or achievement or interest. Now comes a big study to say something different: Holding kids back at third grade when they don’t meet the academic standards will give them a boost in achievement, by some measures.

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How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

MindShift

David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity. Tara Pocock, an educator and 4-H professional, fixes the rain gutter on the campus barn. High school is not really working for most kids,” he said.

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