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Tracking college closures

The Hechinger Report

Readers can search through the archive of colleges that have closed since 2008 , and we will update it periodically with the latest shutdowns. Nearly 300 colleges and universities offering an associate degree or higher closed between 2008 and 2023. The numbers are staggering.

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

American Secondary Education, 41(3), 21–33. Maximizing Structure and Predictability Structure and predictability are key factors in classroom management. By setting clear expectations and routines, teachers can create a stable learning environment where students know what to expect (Simonsen et al., Further reading Burden, P.R. Conroy, M.

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VHS Learning Earns MSA-CESS Reaccreditation 

eSchool News

Boston – VHS Learning has once again received accreditation from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), a worldwide leader in accreditation and school improvement. VHS Learning has been accredited by MSA-CESS since 2008. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Many kids can’t read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class?

The Hechinger Report

Yet, by the time students graduate, he said, the goal at the secondary school is that they have “reading levels ready for college.” Many students struggle at the secondary level with decoding, typically multisyllabic words, so those longer words that they’re encountering in science text, for example, or in social studies text,” Wexler said.

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Tic Tack Toe in the Blended Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

A secondary goal has been facilitating a transition from blended instruction to blended learning. Costa & Kallick (2008) share why reflection is a critical component of the learning process: Reflection has many facets. For example, reflecting on work enhances its meaning.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

In 2008, it was global experience. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. It is top of mind for CEOs; the percentage of them who are “extremely” or “somewhat” concerned about lack of available talent increased from 56 percent in 2011 to 79 percent in 2019.

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Researchers attribute their findings to the secondary effects of SEL programs, such as higher academic self-esteem and a more positive attitude towards school itself. A meta-analysis of schools implementing comprehensive SEL programs (with the SAFE instructional framework) found an 11-percentile gain in academic performance (Durlak, et al.,

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