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Weekend Links (6/8/2016)
Aggregated By Andrew Pillow 2 Valedictorians in Texas Declare Undocumented Status, and Outrage Ensues (via: New York Times) Detroit school rescue plan passes, but Democrats and teachers hate it (via: CNN) Being Culturally Responsive in Classrooms (via: WNYC)
Chronic Absenteeism Still an Issue… Especially for Minorities
By Andrew Pillow Much is made of initiatives to improve schools. However, if students don’t consistently show up, schools are fighting with their hands tied behind their back. According to the U.S. Education Department over 6 million students are chronically absent. (Chronic absence defined as 15 or more days out of school) This probably comes…
Bill and Melinda Gates Pledges Money to Common Core Adaptation
By Andrew Pillow Teachers struggling to implement the common core are going to be receiving extra help. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced plans to help with the implementation of common core. This help will target resources and materials. Having to create aligned lessons and materials is a common complaint of teachers using…
Glenda Ritz Releases “Imagine 2020”
By Andrew Pillow The Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction released a document that outlined the success and future hopes for Indiana education. Imagine 2020 is very much a press release, as opposed to an official budget or declaration of plans, but it does give some insight into what the current superintendent’s priorities are. The document…
Study Finds Suspensions Cost the US $35 Billion Every Year
By Andrew Pillow The UCLA Civil Rights project recently concluded their study into suspensions. They found that the US is out $35 billion every year due to suspensions. This study measures the “total cost to society” of out of school suspensions. It looked at things like the likelihood of dropping out, and subsequent propensity to…
Pence to seek federal Pre-K funding. (After passing on it before)
By Andrew Pillow In 2014, Indiana had an opportunity to expand the preschool program with a federal development grant. Pence’s administration decided, almost unilaterally and without warning, to pass on the chance to apply. But now Pence is pledging to expand the Pre-K pilot program if he is re-elected. In a letter obtained by Chalkbeat,…
Weekend Links (6/4/2016)
Aggregated By Andrew Pillow The Model Minority Myth Is Hurting Struggling Students (via Huffington Post) Our Kids Are Drowning in Homework, But Still Not Learning (via Education Post) 5 Doubts About Data-Driven Schools (via NPR)
Graduation rates rise… Gaps persist
By Andrew Pillow According to the US Department of Education, graduation rates have reached a new high. 82% of the class of 2014 graduated on time. That is up three percentage points from 2011. However, certain minorities continue to lag behind their counterparts. A summary via EDweek.org says: “On-time graduation rates for white students, at 87…
A Love Letter to Teaching
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