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April 17, 2018

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K-12 computer science education makes strides

Efforts to ramp up computer science education in K-12 schools have intensified across the nation, and with good cause--most future jobs will require some form of computational thinking. According to Code.org stats, only 15 states have created K-12 computer science standards. In 35 states and Washington, D.C., computer science can…

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How does culture impact our ability to learn?

When educators think about diversity in the classroom, culture may be one of the characteristics that crosses their mind. But as they select their curriculum and develop their lessons, most teachers are not accounting for how culture will impact a student’s ability to participate and learn, says Almitra Berry-Jones, Ed.D.,…

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For the last six years, data has been part of our “secret sauce” here at Bronson Elementary School in Bronson, Fla. Many of our students come from economically disadvantaged homes so we know we need to continually work harder than most schools to help our students succeed academically—and data helps…

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