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Leading Ed-Tech Initiatives in a World of Changing Definitions of Literacy – Joseph Williams
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Joseph Williams, executive director of technology for Southern California’s Perris Union High School District, explores technology and his experiences with student literacy, media literacy, invention literacy, and transliteracy.
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College of Education Now Prepares Teachers in the Science of Reading
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Dee Dee Cain and Kristi Starks have spent much of their careers teaching children to read, but just a few years ago, they found out about the science of reading, and why many children they taught never learned to read. (April 30, 2019)
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Their Mother Deported, Migrant Brothers Struggle to Adjust to Life in the U.S.
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Thousands of migrant children were moved from shelters to relatives’ homes in the United States last year. Many now attend public schools in the United States as their cases wind through the backlogged immigration system. Their future is uncertain.
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What Is Equity in Education? New York City Chancellor Richard Carranza, Keynote Speaker, Leaders To Learn From 2019
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New York City Chancellor Richard Carranza talks forcefully about making public schools more equitable for black, Latino, and poor students. Learn more about his equity agenda in his keynote address at Leaders To Learn From 2019. (April 10, 2019)
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K-12 Performance Assessment Terms Explained
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Education Week writers take a stab at common definitions for performance-based assessment terms related to student achievement in this animated glossary.
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Perks for Teachers: District Offers Free Gym & Convenient Health Care
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A free gym, onsite health care, stress reduction classes--you might find these offered at big companies, but one school district also provides these benefits, to keep employees happy and healthy. (February 21, 2019)
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Home Schooling in America: An African-American Family’s Cultural Decision
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In many schools, African-American history begins with stories of slavery. Monica Utsey, a Washington, D.C. mom, wanted to give her sons a deeper and richer history of black people, which is what motivated her to home school them. (January 18, 2019)
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K-12 Demands for Social-Emotional Learning Products on the Upswing
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Districts across the country are investing in products meant to provide social-emotional support to students, and their needs are creating new opportunities for companies in curriculum, PD, and other areas.
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‘It Has to Be Possible’: Educating Gifted Students in Small Town Alaska
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Growing up gifted in rural Alaska can be a struggle. But in the city of Nome, educators and community members are working to find ways to get the brightest students planted firmly on a path to college.
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Home Schooling in America: ‘Unschoolers’ Put Children in Charge of Their Learning
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When Daniel Matica first heard about ‘unschooling,’ he was skeptical. Now, with one college graduate, two children in college, and two thriving teenagers—none of whom ever attended school—he says he has proof that unschooling works.(January 18, 2019)
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Do NOT Go to the Principal’s Office
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Bethany Hill, the principal at Central Elementary School in Cabot, Ark., shuns a formal office in favor of roving around the school where she can be as close as possible to teachers and students all day. (October 17, 2018)
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