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How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students

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How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students Have you ever considered that your diet could be the secret weapon in your quest for academic success? Low-carb diets are more than just a trend; they’re transforming high-achievers into unstoppable forces in classrooms and beyond.

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Teachers Say Parental Engagement Can Make or Break Efforts to Close Learning Gaps

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Thats according to a survey of 700 elementary and middle school teachers by Study.com, an online learning platform, that queried educators in January about student achievement. Forty-six percent of teachers surveyed named lack of family prioritization of academics as the primary reason some students have fallen behind.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

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Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022, students in fourth and eighth grade had the largest decline in mathematics achievement since 1990.

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How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

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Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence. A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) and other types of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) can help package those various achievements in one place for learners to share over their lifetimes.

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Top 5 Game Development Platforms for Young Coders

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Tip from CodaKid Teachers: Start with small, achievable projects! Achieving these goals provides a sense of accomplishment and encourages them to take on new challenges with enthusiasm. Final Thoughts Choosing the right platform depends on where your young coder is in their journey and what they hope to achieve.

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NASSP Principal of the Year: Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley

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Dr. Swilley knows that everyone can achieve given the proper assistance and support and uses data to guide her faculty and staff in best practices to improve student outcomes. She upholds the Fairfield Central motto of Griffins Soaring for Greatness: Griffins Believe, Griffins Achieve, and Griffins Succeed.

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Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won't be Easy.

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Carr called attention to the widening gaps between the highest and lowest achievers scores are falling the fastest among students who are struggling the most. The percentage of students who are failing to reach the NAEP basic achievement level is growing larger.