Education

10 Fun Ways to Encourage Learning this Winter Break
With the holidays quickly approaching, winter break is a time of celebration and relaxation. While the time away from school provides a well-deserved break for your student(s), it also provides the opportunity for significant learning loss. Keeping your student(s) learning this holiday season can be fun and effortless while ensuring they return to school both revitalized and ready for a new year of learning. Here are 10 fun ways to prevent learning loss this winter break: [...]
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Department of Education Hosts Rethink CTE Summit to Identify Opportunities for Expanding CTE Access and Impact through Perkins V
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical and Adult Education Scott Stump and more than 100 stakeholders met today at the Department of Education to collaborate on ways to rethink Career and Technical Education. The Rethink CTE Summit expanded on the Department's Rethink Education initiative and served as an implementation launch of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). [...]
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Federal Commission on School Safety Releases Comprehensive Resource Guide for Keeping Students, Teachers Safe at School
WASHINGTON—After months of research, visiting successful programs around the nation, and receiving testimony from experts and concerned citizens, today the Federal Commission on School Safety (Commission) released a 177-page report detailing 93 best practices and policy recommendations for improving safety at schools across the country. [...]
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Bill would create early-education agency in New Mexico
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Tips on the rise for anonymous safe school initiatives
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Child services, Medicaid to hit Indiana's next state budget
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Judge allows lawsuit against student loan servicer Navient
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Northam pushes for teacher raises, targeted tax breaks
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Sole finalist named to lead Houston-area school district
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School rewound video during massacre, delaying officers
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Scrap Discipline Guidance, Consider Arming School Staff, Trump Commission Says
By Alyson Klein,Evie Blad
The federal panel set up after the Parkland, Fla., school shooting says schools should consider arming teachers and other staff, and recommends ditching guidance aimed at curbing disparities in student discipline. [...]
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Few Louisiana black high school students get college credit
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State awards $15M in grants for innovative education models
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How to Begin Preparing for AP Exams Over Winter Break
By Tiffany Sorensen
Winter vacation is an excellent time to review sample responses, for instance. [...]
Mon, Dec 17, 2018, Continue reading at the source