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In a tough economy, many U.S. teachers are forced to work second jobs

Great listen about gifted education and differentiation.

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Why Moving Ahead in Math Isn’t Always the Right Move | Jon Star The Harvard EdCast · Episode

State educators are trying to emulate what Mississippi did to go from worst to first in education—but the national conversation misses a key aspect of why its literacy approach succeeded, Rachel Canter writes. https://theatln.tc/2WavUH8D

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Every level of government government is subject too corruption. This school board has some serious explaining to do.

A former superintendent who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was sentenced to two years in prison.

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https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/politics/pappas-megaprojects-study-not-her-best-work/

Pappas’ megaprojects “study” not her best work - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released a “study” last week about the state megaprojects proposal including a new Bears stadium complex that was mostly uncritically received by local news media. But it’s not her best work, to say the least. OK, before we go any further I should say I find ...

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In South Carolina, students will no longer get minimum grades.

Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a new law eliminating so-called "grade floors" in South Carolina schools, a practice that allowed teachers to assign students a minimum grade higher than what they actually earned. The change takes effect next school year, and districts that continue the practice risk losing 10% of their state funding.

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