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DLEMS 00: Deeper learning in elementary and middle schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. EL , Design39 , or EPiC ), most of the schools that are featured in deeper learning research, advocacy, and publicity conversations often are at the secondary level (e.g., However, with some exceptions (e.g.,

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Some schools cut paths to calculus in the name of equity. One group takes the opposite approach

The Hechinger Report

One out of 10 Black students in the eighth grade math scores were scoring basic or above,” saidKristen Hengtgen, a senior policy analyst at the nonprofit advocacy group EdTrust, referring to last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card. Just 22 percent of low-income students took advanced math.

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‘She just wants a friend’: Families push for full school days for children with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Khloe Warne, 12, stands for a photo with her mother, Alyssa, at the family bakery Beef Cakes, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Grants Pass, Ore. Credit: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson Alyssa Warne and her daughter, Khloe, 12, read at the Josephine Community Library, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Grants Pass, Ore. Across the U.S.,

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PROOF POINTS: How a debate over the science of math could reignite the math wars

The Hechinger Report

It also raises new questions about what makes for good evidence in math education and pits well-designed quantitative studies of achievement gains against qualitative studies of people’s attitudes about math and why more women and people of color don’t enter STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. But it is a process, one that requires reflection and a growth mindset.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Read about the three 2023 winners here. Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

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Activist students go to summer camp to learn how to help institute a ‘green new deal’ on their campuses

The Hechinger Report

where our school buildings are crumbling, where our students are not being adequately prepared to face the realities of the climate crisis, where there are vast inequities across race and class,” said Shiva Rajbhandari, a Sunrise Movement organizer and a 2023 graduate of Idaho’s Boise High School. There are reasons to be optimistic.

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