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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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The STEM+CS team develops every opportunity from a lens of inclusion and accessibility for all. Equity of opportunity accessibility is first and foremost in every initiative within STEM+CS. Research is foundational to sustaining and expanding access to all students.

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To Serve Bilingual Students, This Future Teacher Will Draw on Her Own Experience

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Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. She believed her students could achieve great things. In college, during my experience [tutoring] at the elementary school, I had a student who inspired me. Absolutely.

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Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking?

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Kaufman and Holmes published a report in February that suggests large and low-poverty middle schools tend to use achievement-based tracking more for math placements than their high-poverty counterparts. Students are often put on pathways and they don't realize that they have any choice in the matter, Kaufman says. That can work out.

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Beyond Devices: A Tech Leader's Advice to Building School Community

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Many students have access to technology in their classrooms, but the true challenge lies in harnessing resources effectively to enhance learning and build stronger, more resilient communities. Vivi Customer Stories : See how school districts are using Vivi to achieve their goals.

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AI Guidelines for K-12 Aim to Bring Order to the ‘Wild West’

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That's really been kind of our mode of operation: How do we just enable exploration and not disable access,” he says, “or have people say, ‘It's the latest trend, and it'll go away.’” A lot of times, it’s the Wild West in terms of access to tools.

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Grading Apps, Tools, and Resources We Love

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Edusight – Edusight is an app that allows elementary educators to collect and monitor accurate data about their learners. Educators can log into their grade book from any computer with Internet access. It is flexible and easy to learn, so the educator can monitor learner activities. Are there any apps that you would add?

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Homeless Students Are Missing School. Does Having a Separate School for Them Help or Hurt?

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The emphasis of our work is to provide a safe and socially nurturing place for unhoused students to achieve academic success,” says Afira DeVries, CEO of Monarch School. Senate found that Monarch School’s students had poor reading and math skills when compared to public schools in the San Diego area, especially for elementary students.

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