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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

Futurum

However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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Schools Are Still in Disaster Recovery Mode. They Must Invest in Student and Staff Well-Being.

ED Surge

In my community, fights over masks and mandates have stopped for the time being , only to be replaced by similarly incendiary arguments over books, bathrooms , equity and teacher shortages. If schools do not get the time and resources needed to recover, they may be unable to endure the next viral variant, culture war or economic disaster.

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Is a College Degree the Worst Investment You Can Make — or the Best?

ED Surge

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. With a few notable exceptions, they do not train skills that students need to gain economic independence.

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Panic Over SEL Is Unfounded. Here’s Why.

ED Surge

Widely differing health , economic , education and other outcomes for many poor families and communities of color are well documented. First, communicate clearly the purpose and goals of any SEL practices and curricula you employ, and that healthy child development and educational achievement go hand in hand.

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Prototyping the STEMM K-12 Teachers of 2042 – Is It Possible?

National Science Foundation

Now, this is usually where I would launch into a well-honed set of arguments explicating the various economic, societal, and moral imperatives which make clear the need for America to tackle issues of equity and inclusion through a systemic transformation approach to cultivate a larger and more inclusive STEMM workforce.

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. Designed for grades 3-12. Need ideas on web tools? Class Debate. They take questions. Designed for middle and high school. Write an Ebook.

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11 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. This project works for grades 4 and up, but competition entry is limited to older students. Class Debate. They take questions.

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