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As Schools Move to Change How Kids Are Graded, Some Families Push Back

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When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School

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This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. school and university system, I wanted to find out how microaggressions shape the experiences of Asian American K-12 educators.

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How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

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Published: Going to university is a huge change from going to high school. At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the US, biologists Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are using their Science Seminar programme to ease this transition for first year students studying biology, chemistry and biochemistry degrees.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

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Published: Professor Tuck Seng Wong , based at The University of Sheffield in the UK, leads a team focused on applying the concept of Darwinian evolution to engineer biological systems for industrial applications. The engineering behind Evolutor. TALK LIKE A BIOMANUFACTURER. EVOLVING PROPERTIES.

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What skills do you need to succeed in school?

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What skills do you need to succeed in school? Students with low self-confidence in their abilities are more likely to struggle in school and withdraw from university. As a result of PK’s success at VSU, the intervention has since been expanded to a local high school, where students are taught the skills needed for academic success.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Classroom resources for the new school year Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email Are you looking for free and engaging educational resources to use in your classroom? As students and teachers head back to school, why not use our free educational resources in your lessons? Look no further!