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The Education of Ron DeSantis: 5 Takeaways

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The Education of Ron DeSantis: 5 Takeaways Mr. DeSantis, the Republican governor and presidential candidate, leaned heavily on his Ivy League schooling before using it as fodder in the culture wars. Here are key findings from a Times examination.

New York Times Politics 277 2023-08-20

Radical Eyes for Equity: Critically Reconsidering Teacher Education (and NCTQ’s Shoddy Reports): A Reader

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Radical Eyes for Equity: Critically Reconsidering Teacher Education (and NCTQ’s Shoddy Reports): A Reader Radical Eyes for Equity: Critically Reconsidering Teacher Education (and NCTQ’s Shoddy Reports): A Reader In 2018, a simplistic but compelling story was established: Teachers do not know how to teach children to read (60+% are not proficient readers!) because teacher educators have failed to teach the “science of reading” (SOR) in …

The Best Education Blog 290 2023-08-18

Curmudgucation: Would Legalizing Discrimination Improve Education

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Curmudgucation: Would Legalizing Discrimination Improve Education Curmudgucation: Would Legalizing Discrimination Improve Education Corey DeAngelis is one of the young choice bros, working for the DeVos American Federation for Children, CATO, Reason, Education Freedom Institute, etc etc. And while I can remember a time when one could have a civil Twitter exchange with him, nowadays he’s followed …

The Best Education Blog 289 2023-08-17

Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Can a State Reading Program Be a Success if Students Are Segregated and Hungry?

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Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Can a State Reading Program Be a Success if Students Are Segregated and Hungry? Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Can a State Reading Program Be a Success if Students Are Segregated and Hungry? Nicholas Kristof’s recent New York Times opinion piece, Mississippi Is Offering Lessons for America on Education, showcases a troubling disregard for segregated schooling and the poverty in which children find themselve…

The Best Education Blog 273 2023-08-15

Teacher in a Strange Land: What Feeds Bias in Education World?

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Teacher in a Strange Land: What Feeds Bias in Education World? Teacher in a Strange Land: What Feeds Bias in Education World? One of the most genuinely enlightening experiences of my professional career was the multi-day bias training offered (at that time) by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, required of teachers who were training to score portfolio entries of candidates…

The Best Education Blog 278 2023-08-11

Education opportunities?

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Education opportunities? Hello, I am a union contractor/builder in the film industry and would like to learn more about design and how to use CAD. I live in NYC and I would like to enroll in one of the local design schools, not for a matriculated course study, but for an intensive continuing education program. I have already contacted the well known institutions, now I’…

Reddit Interior Design 247 2023-08-05

Code Acts in Education: PedagoGPT

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Code Acts in Education: PedagoGPT Code Acts in Education: PedagoGPT Artificial intelligence might be top of the tech hype pinnacle right now, but maintaining its momentum requires turning short-term novelty into long term patterns and habits of use. A recent proliferation of educational courses to train users in generative AI, like image and text generators, is int…

The Best Education Blog 225 2023-08-04

Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school

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Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of parents, faith leaders, and a public education nonprofit sued Monday to stop Oklahoma from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school. The post Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school appeared first on Religio…

Religion News Service 246 2023-08-02

Janresseger: Public Funding for Private Education Is Not Useful to Students in Most Rural Areas and Small Towns

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Janresseger: Public Funding for Private Education Is Not Useful to Students in Most Rural Areas and Small Towns Janresseger: Public Funding for Private Education Is Not Useful to Students in Most Rural Areas and Small Towns Last Saturday morning, members of the Northeast Ohio Friends of Public Education discussed a report by one of our members, Susie Kaeser, who has been researching how any one of the three school voucher expansions being co…

The Best Education Blog 284 2023-07-29

Minor has nothing and needs education

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Minor has nothing and needs education Budgeting, housing, employment I have a minor (17F) temporarily living with me. They have zero financial education or even awareness. They keep posting about being someone’s next roommate and how once they move in they can start paying rent (magically) in two weeks They have never had a job. They do not have a bank account. They cannot sign a l…

Reddit Personal Finance 244 2023-07-27

LPT: when you just watched some education content on youtube (or wherever you watch videos) take a note of what did you understand and what is the most important thing that you learned

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LPT: when you just watched some education content on youtube (or wherever you watch videos) take a note of what did you understand and what is the most important thing that you learned If you really want to REMEMBER things which you have just learned, take a note somewhere of what did you understand and if you did not understand it go watch the video again. submitted by /u/Neponyatnuychel

Life Pro Tips 217 2023-07-23

I’m 21, should I spend all my savings to get to a better place and education?

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I’m 21, should I spend all my savings to get to a better place and education? I have been freelancing for 3 years and make around $1200/month, I used to make more. Right now I’m not sure how to grow this further and to be honest, it’s getting a bit nervy because I don’t really any other financial backing. The money is fine because I live in a developing country. I have the opportunity to go and study abroad where my brot…

Reddit Personal Finance 178 2023-07-17

How to Know If the Education Department Is Forgiving Your Student Loan

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How to Know If the Education Department Is Forgiving Your Student Loan On Friday, the Education Department announced it would automatically forgive student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. This comes after last month’s Supreme Court decision against President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Here’s what today’s announcement entails, how to know if you qualify for… Read more…

Lifehacker 225 2023-07-17

New student loan repayment option – Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE Plan)

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New student loan repayment option – Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE Plan) -Excludes spousal income for borrowers who are married and file separately -loan balance will not grow due to unpaid interest -increase the income exemption from 150% to 225% of the poverty line -Replacing the REPAYE Plan ​ https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/save-plan submitted by /u/TheHogEmpire

Reddit Personal Finance 212 2023-07-13

Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Third-Grade Retention: Parents Show Common Ground Fighting It

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Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Third-Grade Retention: Parents Show Common Ground Fighting It Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Third-Grade Retention: Parents Show Common Ground Fighting It My last post criticized Science of Reading (SoR) advocates for not fighting against third-grade retention or believing it’s good remediation for reading problems. Third-grade retention based on a test is a ploy to drive parents to take t…

The Best Education Blog 313 2023-07-13