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COVID-19 Hit Schools Unequally, But Data Shows Learning Recovery Is Equally Slow

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Source: Institute of Education Sciences. Lack of Progress What that data doesn’t show is much success getting students, at the very least, back to pre-pandemic rates of grade-appropriate academic achievement. There were far too many students who were not getting what they needed to achieve dreams that they have,” Socol says.

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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US

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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US Published: For centuries, gay people have suffered discrimination, prejudice and persecution. Not only has Michael investigated why it occurred, he also played an important role in achieving marriage equality in the US.

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Building Effective Reading Instruction Through the Science of Reading

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The science of reading is a long-standing interdisciplinary body of knowledge that shows that to be proficient readers, kids need to be able to lift the words off the page—or decode—and then also need the language skills to understand them. It needs to be sequential and build on itself so that there is a progression of skills.

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nuSTEM Newsletter 40 – UN Sustainability Goals: Gender Equality, Reduced Inequality, and Good Health and Wellbeing

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For the next 6 weeks, we’ll be discussing the 17 UN Goals aimed to achieve global prosperity and peace by the year 2030. This week’s topic: UN Sustainability Goals – Gender Equality, Reduced Inequality, and Good Health and Wellbeing. UN Goal 5: Gender Equality. Welcome to Newsletter 40! >> ScienceKids.

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Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally?

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Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally? By understanding broader research impacts, we can improve the way that funding is allocated to ensure that benefits from science reach the people who most need them. TALK LIKE A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCHER. Published: July 7, 2022. Dr Thomas S.

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Choosing Wisely: Lessons for Leaders in AI Integration

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Malkin Carnegie Learning CEO "At the root of everything we do is the goal of supporting students, teachers and leaders in raising student achievement using learning science — and AI," explains Malkin. The path to their collective goal is equally succinct: continuous research, customer feedback and growth. And grow, they have.

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Don’t Return to Your School’s Pre-Pandemic Schedule. Improve It Through Brain Science.

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Most schools, for the health and safety of their communities, adjusted them in a variety of ways, often making them more “brain-friendly” and aligning them with promising research and strategies in the science of teaching and learning, or what we like to call, Mind, Brain and Education (MBE). has a different feel than Wednesday’s at 1:40 p.m.

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