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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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They also set up a randomized controlled trial, which is designed to measure whether the intervention worked and changed science learning and achievement, Schneider says. The researchers are looking at public high schools with higher-than- average proportions of students from low-income backgrounds and students of color.

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Two Cities Pay Teachers Based on Their Quality. Does It Work?

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This can lead to difficulties with retention, but can also affect the quality of teachers in public schools. Just having a genuinely consequential system of teacher performance assessment is really unusual in American public education” Stanford's Thomas Dee Dallas and D.C. A few districts, most notably those in Washington, D.C.,

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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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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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They also tend to focus heavily on academic achievement, often neglecting other important facets of education like social skills, emotional intelligence, and practical life skills. They provide a choice for parents and students dissatisfied with their assigned public schools.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools. public schools provide students with computers.

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Why Some Students Feel Like They Can’t Excel In Math

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Under Pressure There are a number of theories about how math anxiety relates to performance, according to Colleen Ganley, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Florida State University. So what does that mean for students with this anxiety? But there are things that instructors can do, some researchers say.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Citizen science allows the common public to participate in important scientific studies, partnering with scientists and helping them with work crucial to the enhancement of human knowledge. The general public and scientists combine their efforts to carry out large-scale activities so that the labor involved in the projects is distributed.