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When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

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Of particular concern is the effect of missing class on student achievement, along with other notable problems like student behavior. For the researchers, that means that absenteeism threatens to aggravate the teacher shortage. For public sector education jobs, the recovery in employment from the COVID-19 crisis was slow.

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

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Perez is hard at work in the Brownsville Public Library. The retired public school teacher stands out in a burnt orange sweater, her curly hair adorned with a soft brown beret. 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.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

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Researchers have shown that districts around the country dont use the same criteria when grouping students into higher or lower math classes. Detracking doesnt solve the underlying problem, which is achievement gaps, Loveless argues. That was true in San Francisco, Nguyen says. Its worse when class and race intersect, he says.

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Should High School Students Do Academic Research?

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A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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Universities Turn To More Public-Private Partnerships To Meet Student Needs

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To meet this demand, public universities are showing an increased interest in public-private partnership agreements that bring profit motives into the public sector. Research and development partnerships are also up. To some experts, these trends aren’t surprising. “It That means putting students first, Pianko says.

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4 Benefits a Digital Credential Program Offers Right Now

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For example, instead of saying they took a speech class, they can break down the specific skills they learned or had to use, such as public speaking, critical thinking and research. A key component to achieving these benefits is working alongside employers and industry professionals as you develop those credentials.

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Our Nation’s Public Schools are Failing Neurodivergent Learners. That Needs to Change.

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As our family has been navigating the complexity of supporting our neurodivergent daughter to thrive in our local public school, I’ve found myself drawing up this metaphorical story of three young trees, which has become symbolic for me. million students in public K-12 schools in the United States who qualified for special education services.