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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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Frankenmuth School District has about 1,400 students, nearly 91 percent of whom are white. In contrast, to its west, Saginaw City School District is home to nearly 5,200 students, 81 percent of them students of color. That’s one of the main findings of a new report from researchers from the think tank New America.

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12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students

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High School students will soon move into college and career where digital tools are de rigeur. Here are twelve recommended by the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students In the ever-evolving landscape of education, keeping students engaged can be a challenge.

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Schools Are Using Voice Technology to Teach Reading. Is It Helping?

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Voice technology — especially the use of an AI bot that talks back to the learner — has injected reading practice with the kind of feedback that was only possible with one-on-one tutoring before. School district leaders have taken note, developing multi-year adoption plans for their schools.

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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings. What is the biggest obstacle to implementing the ideas based on your research findings?

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This $90M Education Research Project Is Banking on Data Privacy to Drive Insights

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With digital education platforms generating data on how millions of students are learning, they are also sitting on veritable information gold mines for researchers who are trying to improve education. Instead, we're taking the researchers’ questions to that data. A lot of the studies are about freshman college kids, right?

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Research to Impact: Four Steps to Build a Successful Edtech Enterprise

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Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. In a crowded marketplace with fierce competition for scarce dollars, savvy entrepreneurs embrace research to inspire, hone and scale their businesses. What research substantiates your product or service?

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Teacher Well-Being Depends on Workload, School Climate and Feeling Supported

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That ultimately works against what researchers say is one of the most important pillars of a school’s success: the well-being of its teachers. Zooming in on only teachers, they had the highest rate of burnout among all school workers at 52 percent. How do we define it? What are the drivers or determinants of well-being?

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