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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid her eyes. One reason for redundancy in kindergarten math may be that classrooms lack cohesive materials that progress students through skills in an orderly way.

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South Carolina adopts science video service

eSchool News

The videos anchor a suite of online exercises, quizzes, and other media that support science teaching. Twig and Tigtag are the perfect tools for helping our teachers make real world connections between what students study in class, and the careers and post-secondary options that await them upon graduation from Sumter schools.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

eSchool News

Microcredentials and certifications that offer students practical, high-demand skills and that can be immediately applied in the workplace are increasingly complementing high school and post-secondary degrees. Encourage a balanced routine: Remind students to structure their days with a mix of study, exercise, and relaxation.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic. They need the power to exercise their skill sets.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic. They need the power to exercise their skill sets.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. Giving students permission to exercise their common sense shows them that they are people, too.