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Talented Students Are Kept From Early Algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them?

ED Surge

That left the family to decide whether to make him repeat the class in ninth grade — and potentially disadvantage him by preventing him from taking calculus later in high school — or to have him push through. Julie Lynem’s son had taken algebra in eighth grade, but hadn’t comprehended some of the core concepts.

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Having Trouble Hiring at Your College? Try Improving the Jobs.

ED Surge

Surveys have regularly demonstrated that higher education employees desire more flexibility and remote work options. In fact, the opportunity to work remotely and have a flexible schedule were the second- and third-most-frequently cited reasons college workers are leaving, according to the CUPA-HR survey.

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Empowering Educators: Online Workshops for Aspiring STEM Teachers – Comprehensive Guide

STEM Education Shopping

These virtual learning experiences have become my guiding stars, providing me with invaluable knowledge and strategies to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math. Firstly, one major benefit is the flexibility they provide. They will also learn how to use technology tools to enhance their assessment practices.

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This Year’s High School Seniors Reflect on the Adversity They Faced and How They Persevered

ED Surge

Many students cited the flexibility of remote learning as the sole benefit of the pandemic. Laughter considers herself lucky—she had a strong safety net in place: a supportive family, access to the technology she needed and financial stability. Heckman says these kinds of skills are usually picked up in college.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

These web-based classes offer motivated students a self-paced, self-directed path to achieving their college dreams in an affordable, flexible, quality ecosystem that prepares them for future careers in fields they love. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Education applications.

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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

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Biomedical engineering lies at the heart of medical technology, where researchers collaborate with healthcare practitioners to develop new and innovative devices that can improve the lives of patients. This means the sensors can exist on flexible, stretchable, transparent or biodegradable substrates, including soft contact lenses.

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The Story Continues: Announcing Version 14 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

And beyond practical technology, we’re also continually going further and further in leveraging what’s now the vast conceptual framework that we’ve been building all these years—and progressively encapsulating it in the design of the Wolfram Language. There are our Wolfram Technology Conferences. And lots more.

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