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Student Motivation: Why Autonomy Matters
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Studies show that giving students a role in deciding what their educational experience looks like can help motivate them.
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Personalized Learning in K-12 Schools, Explained
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Education Week Assistant Managing Editor Kevin Bushweller explains what educators mean when they say “personalized learning,” and he outlines the benefits and drawbacks of this individualized approach to classroom instruction. November 6, 2019.
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A Principal’s Guide to Coaching Teachers
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In weekly observations and coaching of teachers, one school’s leadership team provides a single “high-leverage” action step for teachers to incorporate into their instruction to make lessons more engaging for students. October 17, 2019.
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Millions of Adults Lack Basic Reading Skills Needed for Good Jobs
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In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at state and federal levels. (June 11, 2019)
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Creating Pilot Projects that Impress K-12 Districts
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Pilot projects are a great way for companies to get a foot in the door with K-12 schools and districts—but only if those vendors plan those trials carefully, with clear goals and sound practices in mind.
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Schools Are Using Widespread Digital Surveillance of Students. Does It Keep Them Safe? Or Invade Their Privacy?
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Many districts are monitoring students’ digital lives in an effort to thwart school shootings and prevent suicide and self-harm. But civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm about the large amount of data being collected.
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What Constitutional Rights Do Students Have?
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When it comes to paddling or censorship, the courts have ruled that U.S. students don’t always share the same constitutional rights as adults outside of school. Learn more about the Constitution’s limited reach into schoolhouse doors.
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Dealing With Dyslexia: One Family’s Story
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When Scott Gann learned his son Dustin had dyslexia, he sprung into action--determined to help not just Dustin but other struggling readers in Arkansas as well. (May 24, 2019)
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New York City’s Debate Over Race and Equity in Public Schools
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New York City’s public schools are highly segregated by race. In its elite high schools, black and Latino students comprise just 10 percent of the student body even though they comprise about 70 percent of overall enrollment. (May 9,2019)
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Colorado Shooting Highlights Challenges of Keeping Schools Safe
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The STEM School shooting underscores the huge challenges educators face in keeping students safe, even as fatal and injurious gunfire inside K-12 schools remains statistically rare. (May 10, 2019).
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New York City’s Debate Over Race and Equity in Public Schools
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New York City’s public schools are highly segregated by race. In its elite high schools, black and Latino students comprise just 10 percent of the student body even though they comprise about 70 percent of overall enrollment. (May 9,2019)
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