Schools confront 'off the rails' numbers of failing grades
The first report cards of the school year are arriving with many more Fs than usual in a dismal sign of the struggles students are experiencing with distance learning.
The first report cards of the school year are arriving with many more Fs than usual in a dismal sign of the struggles students are experiencing with distance learning.
Education
Dec 7, 2020
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School districts across the U.S. are increasingly using student test scores to rate the effectiveness of teachers, but a new Portland State University study found that the scores have less to do with individual teachers and ...
Education
Nov 12, 2020
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A sizable proportion of junior high school students whose first language is not English are falling behind in oral language and literacy skills, according to a recent U of A linguistics study.
Education
Aug 31, 2020
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Some people stereotype Asian students as the "model minority" in math achievement: they generalize attributes of a so-called "minority" (racialized) community in a way that just perpetuates racism disguised as a compliment.
Education
Jul 28, 2020
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If you go by the ads for some language learning apps, you can "have a conversation in a new language in three weeks."
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2018
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Web-based learning tools can help deepen science knowledge among all middle school students, and ease the science literacy gap for underachieving students, according to a three-year study published today in the International ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2018
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Not all dual-language learners are at risk academically, but as a group, these students are often labeled as such, despite differences in their English skills.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2017
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Online learning is expanding in Canada at a rate of about 8.75 per cent every year. This shift to online environments has redefined the format of education. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), for example, have become wildly ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2017
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The United States is growing older and more ethnically diverse, a trend that could strain government programs from Medicare to education, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2017
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Hands-on science lessons in a greenhouse can grow more than fruits and vegetables. They also nurture a love of science among youths in student populations long underrepresented in the sciences, according to a new report by ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2017
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