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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Has the Holy Grail of Adaptive Tech Been Discovered?
24, Jun 2011
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As students do more of their work on computers, new technology is able to track their performance in ways it couldn’t before. It isn’t simply a matter of which answers a student gets right or wrong, for example, but how much time they take to answer questions, how and when they hesitate or stall.
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Experts Call for Early Focus on African American Boys’ Nonacademic Skills
24, Jun 2011
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Schools should increase their attention to social and emotional development in the early grades as one way to prevent black boys from falling behind their peers, researchers said Tuesday at a symposium on closing the achievement gap between African-American males and other student groups.
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Study Helps Pinpoint Math Disability
24, Jun 2011
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Burgeoning research into students’ difficulties with mathematics is starting to tease out cognitive differences between students who sometimes struggle with math and those who have dyscalculia, a severe, persistent learning disability in math.
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NYC May Have To Pay Millions In Private School Tuition After Failing To Place Special-Ed Kids
24, Jun 2011
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The NYC Department of Education missed a June 15 deadline to find spots for thousands of kindergartners with disabilities – and now the city could be liable for their tuition in private schools, officials acknowledged.
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24, Jun 2011
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Palo Alto School Superintendent Kevin Skelly expressed confidence the school district will be able to resolve charges of “testing fraud” by parents of an elementary student.
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Summer Educators ‘Mix Up’ Learning with Technology
24, Jun 2011
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Educators are rethinking how best to use the summer to help students improve academic proficiency rather than lose a grip on it-especially students who struggle academically or lack access to educational resources during the break.
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Yoga Kids Stretch Body and Mind
24, Jun 2011
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Over the past four years, YoKid has inspired thousands of children across the D.C. metropolitan area to “stretch their limits.” YoKid was founded by yoga teachers Ellie Gompert Burke and Michelle Mitchell to empower at-risk youth through yoga and make it accessible to kids regardless of socioeconomic background.
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24, Jun 2011
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Family members were asked to hold their applause until the end, but that didn’t stop the tears or shout-outs to the 25 students who crossed the stage at the U.
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Early Childhood Program Has Enduring Benefits
24, Jun 2011
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The longest study of its kind shows that an early education program for children from low-income families provides benefits that last well into adulthood.
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Disability Advocates Call for Federal Probe of School Vouchers
17, Jun 2011
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As lawmakers seek to expand a 20-year-old school voucher program, advocates are crying foul, saying the program discriminates against students with disabilities.
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