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Play Is Disappearing From Kindergarten. It’s Hurting Kids.

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I still remember the first time a student refused to step into my classroom. We were a few weeks into my first year teaching kindergarten and I had begun to think of my classroom as a warm and inviting space. I never imagined those same worksheets would become what made Truman dread the classroom so much.

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Twelve Years Later: What’s Really Changed in the K-12 Sector? (Part 1)

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acquired Wireless Generation in 2010, then made ambitious bets on devices, curriculum, and games. Schools rely—as they always have—on the hero in the classroom, who has to somehow synthesize everything for a roomful of children, every single day.schools still seem to work in more or less the same ways as they did in 2007—or 1997, or 1987.

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New report underscores education problems in institutions for foster youth

The Hechinger Report

Children attending school in these facilities are often taught in classrooms with multiple grades, sometimes by uncertified instructors, and very often receive assignments that are below grade level, the report says. If students exit the facilities and go on to attend public schools, their credits may not transfer over.

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How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

. — On a sunny winter morning in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten classroom at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center, 5- and 6-year olds spread out across the classroom learning about colors, shapes, engineering and design. As kindergarten has become more widely available in the last several decades, it’s also become more academic.

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How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy

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The changes first impacted high schools, and in the past three years, the model has made its way into K-12 classrooms. Two recent state initiatives are defining a set of non academic work habits that contribute to student success , and developing a statewide performance-based assessment system.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

. — On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. There’s no one size fits all.”.