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Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning

The Hechinger Report

By the time she walks across the stage at Drexel University’s commencement ceremony in 2027, Natelauri will have spent 11 years of her life – and a lot of money – on higher education, including seven years at the Community College of Philadelphia, working part-time toward an associate degree in business.

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Climate Change Took a Heavy Toll on the U.S. Last Year. What’s the Cost to Education?

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She says that climate data reveals the Tar Heel State in particular can expect to be hit by a tropical storm every other year, making disruption to education consistent. And those groups that just don't have the means or the access will be left even further behind.” One of those researchers is Cassandra R.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

What should come next is an examination of how schools can more deeply and deliberately harness technology to make high-quality learning accessible to every learner, even in the wake of a crisis. As we’ve seen over the last two years, educational equity, crisis preparedness and access to technology are deeply intertwined.

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High school computer science classes might expand in Michigan–will that address equity issues?

eSchool News

In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data analysis in three computer science courses. Michigan would become the 31st state to have such a requirement, according to 2023 data.

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Carnegie Learning Awarded LEVI Grant to Double the Rate of Middle School Math Progress by 2027

eSchool News

Overall, MATHstream can help scale tutoring accessibility, combat teacher fatigue and strain as a result of the ongoing teacher shortage, and help struggling students achieve higher proficiency levels and conceptual learning. “We His pioneering idea for Cognitive Tutor, now MATHia, started a revolution in education technology.

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OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track

The Hechinger Report

For the roughly 25 percent of American children who live in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and New Mexico, the inability to access pre-K could become a thing of the past. The initiatives vary in their origins and timelines.

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Texas Education Agency Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment as an Approved Grade 7 Reading Instrument

eSchool News

“To increase literacy achievement throughout the state, it is essential that Texas educators have actionable data to help students, especially those who may need extra supports,” said Claudia Salinas, vice president of English Learning at Curriculum Associates. Today, the i-Ready program serves more than 11.5