What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system

Posted 2023-09-23 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

GIBSONS, British Columbia — Two years ago, Marisol Petersen’s family was paying more than $1,200 a month for her son to attend child care in this small, coastal town about 20 miles across the Howe Sound from Vancouver. Despite the cost, which made it hard to put any money in savings, she felt lucky to […] The post What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Can free college coaching help National Guard members graduate?

Posted 2023-09-22 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education.  When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Northeastern Ohio, it was the National Guardsmen and women who stepped up to save the day. They were deployed to emergency […] The post Can free college coaching help National Guard members graduate? appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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For teachers who fear math, banishing bad memories can help

Posted 2023-09-21 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. At the start of her Math Methods course at Drexel University, Karen Greenhaus has a simple assignment for her pre-service early ed teachers: Write down how […] The post For teachers who fear math, banishing bad memories can help appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores

Posted 2023-09-19 10:01:00 by: Melinda King

While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, students in a small rural Alabama school district soared.  This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in […] The post ‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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How can you help your kids get better at math?

Posted 2023-09-19 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

In this short video, reporter Sharon Lurye discusses how parents can help their young children gather basic math skills. This story also appeared in The Associated Press Math is all around us. You don’t have to buy anything expensive or plan an activity in advance. It’s all about taking advantage of those spontaneous opportunities to […] The post How can you help your kids get better at math? appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise

Posted 2023-09-19 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Jenna Saykhamphone, a senior at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, helped start an equity team at her high school to fight stereotypes both inside and outside her school in suburban Washington, D.C. Saykhamphone, who has Laotian and Nigerian ancestry, said there are not many other Black or Hispanic students in her accelerated International […] The post In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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COLUMN: Can we find the solution to middle school math woes in a virtual world?

Posted 2023-09-19 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

NEW YORK — I strap on a virtual reality headset. A screen appears and dramatic music pounds into my ears. I’m told there has been a nasty avalanche and that it’s my job to restore power to the grid. The exercise is part of a new program that encourages learning middle school math through real […] The post COLUMN: Can we find the solution to middle school math woes in a virtual world? appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: Why turning school libraries into discipline centers will backfire

Posted 2023-09-19 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

School libraries should be places where students can learn independently and think creatively outside the traditional classroom. But that won’t happen under a new plan proposed for Houston, the largest school district in Texas. Instead, spaces once reserved for quiet contemplation of books will now be transformed into disciplinary spaces for troubled students. This summer, […] The post OPINION: Why turning school libraries into discipline centers will backfire appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: America should learn from Europe and adopt tougher regulations on artificial intelligence

Posted 2023-09-18 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

This summer, the White House persuaded seven major tech companies to make substantial commitments toward the responsible development of artificial intelligence; in early September, eight more joined in. The companies pledged to focus on researching the societal dangers of AI, such as the perpetuation of bias and abuse of privacy, and to develop AI that […] The post OPINION: America should learn from Europe and adopt tougher regulations on artificial intelligence appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

Posted 2023-09-18 10:00:00 by: Melinda King

Amid the growing debate over how best to teach math, there is another ballooning problem: grades. They’re becoming increasingly untethered to how much students know. That not only makes it harder to gauge how well students are learning math and catching up from pandemic learning losses, but it’s also making math grades a less reliable […] The post PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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