On the Pulse of Education News
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Williams: The Closer Charter Fans Are To The Classroom, The Higher Their Trump Anxiety
Williams: The Closer Charter Fans Are to the Classroom, the Higher Their Trump Anxiety Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the National Charter Schools Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. It was a …
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Williams: Welcome To D.C. — Publicly Progressive, Privately Guarding Its Privilege
Williams: Welcome to D.C. — Publicly Progressive, Privately Guarding Its Privilege Receive stories like these directly to your email. Subscribe to Newsletter. This summer will mark the 15th anniversary of my move to Washington, D.C. Having spent so much time …
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Sandelius: Collaboration, Consistency, Continuity Are Keys To Adjusting And Making Up For Lost Learning As Schools Reopen After COVID
Sandelius: Collaboration, Consistency, Continuity Are Keys to Adjusting and Making up for Lost Learning as Schools Reopen After COVID One year ago, when schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the education community faced the challenge of reimagining what schools …
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LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 5: My Kid’s Able To Finish Schoolwork In 3 Hours. So What Is He Doing For The 6 In School?
LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 5: My Kid’s Able to Finish Schoolwork in 3 Hours. So What Is He Doing for the 6 in School? Class Disrupted is a weekly educational podcast that features conversations with various individuals involved …
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Exclusive: After Ending Police Contract, Minneapolis Schools Consider Former Cops For Revamped School Safety Role — And Activists Fear A ‘Dangerous’ National Trend
Exclusive: After Ending Police Contract, Minneapolis Schools Consider Former Cops for Revamped School Safety Role — and Activists Fear a ‘Dangerous’ National Trend Education officials in Minneapolis are currently interviewing candidates for positions in the revamped school safety department, and …
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Four-Day Work Weeks, Big Signing Bonuses And Paid Moving Expenses: See How Districts Across The U.S. Are Luring Subs, Special Ed Teachers
Four-Day Work Weeks, Big Signing Bonuses and Paid Moving Expenses: See How Districts Across the U.S. Are Luring Subs, Special Ed Teachers Receive stories like these directly to your email inbox by subscribing to Newsletter. School administrators nationwide are facing …
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As Schools Embrace Mastery Learning, And Confront Challenges Of GPAs And College Admissions, Consortium Creates New ‘Bridge’ Transcript
As Schools Embrace Mastery Learning, and Confront Challenges of GPAs and College Admissions, Consortium Creates New ‘Bridge’ Transcript Receive stories like these directly to your email inbox by signing up for Newsletter. The creators of a grading system that departs …
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Betsy DeVos Nomination Clears Hurdle, Leaving Acrimony And Uncertainty About Full Senate Vote
Betsy DeVos Nomination Clears Hurdle, Leaving Acrimony and Uncertainty About Full Senate Vote The nomination of Betsy DeVos as education secretary has advanced, despite strong opposition and a divisive vote by the Senate education committee. The process has created tension …
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EduClips: Students Plan Marches, Walkouts In Response To FL Mass Shooting; Turpin Abuse Case Prompts CA Bill To Tighten Home School Regulation — And More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts
EduClips: Students Plan Marches, Walkouts in Response to FL Mass Shooting; Turpin Abuse Case Prompts CA Bill to Tighten Home School Regulation — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts EduClips offers a selection of the most important …
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Some Surprising Things Schools Might Have To Cut Because Of Fuel Cost Increases
The continuous increase in fuel prices is causing concern among school districts as it shows no signs of returning to pre-2021 levels. In a survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center, over 90% of district leaders reported a rise in …