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

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Government Accountability Office. 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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How Education Service Agencies Transform Data Fragmentation to Data Integration

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The fact that we were very specific in what we were attempting to achieve was pivotal to our success. The governance structure, with representation from various stakeholders, facilitates early identification of new data needs, ensuring alignment with MiDataHub's capabilities. The best advice is to start with a solid use case.

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U.S. Government Addresses Lack of Diversity in Cybersecurity

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This can be achieved with hands-on projects and real-world examples relatable to students of every background. A study released in July by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that early intervention programs help students achieve academic success in higher education and STEM majors. The post U.S.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

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Not only are you communicating what the data is, but you're doing it in a way that can be used by people and machines, verifying various academic and workplace achievements. The Open Badges and the CLR standards help learners express the skills and knowledge they have achieved. That's where the credential value comes in.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney.

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Elevating Youth Voice in Learner-Centered School Quality Systems

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Thus, the standards by which school quality and student achievement are defined serve as a significant barrier to more equitable and inclusive models and learner-centered systems. Youth leadership groups such as student councils and student governments can serve in a decision-making capacity beyond basic school culture domains.

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Most Students Think History Is Boring. Here's How We Change That.

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government. Achieved through direct instruction, presenting big ideas first engages students for subsequent details in many social studies classrooms. Consider this: In 1918, Congress passed the Sedition Act, forbidding “disloyal language” about the U.S. His June 1918 speech resulted in a ten-year prison sentence.

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