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“Soft skills” are a fundamental ingredient for students to succeed in their adult lives. There are ways to integrate soft skill-learning into everyday curriculum. edsurge.com/news/2024-11-2… #SocialEmotionalLearning

The anticipated decline in the population of high school graduates over the next 15 years will be slightly larger than previously projected, according to a new forecast. k12dive.com/news/high-scho…

Marginalization spanning generations has left Native students behind, but a program in Oklahoma offers hope: It’s become the only state where Native students miss less school than the average student.  hechingerreport.org/these-native-t… #EducationEquity

There are glaring omissions in a report on gifted and talented programs. A review shows it ignores decades of research that shows such programs offer little to no benefit. Read the review: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Think_Twi… #EducationPolicy

Students need to learn how to consider the sources behind what they read online. Digital citizenship and #MediaLiteracy are critical skills that need to be taught in school. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

As the pace of people from historically disadvantaged groups entering education is stagnant, it’s clear more can be done to remove barriers into the field. k12dive.com/news/teacher-d… #EducationPolicy

Deregulation is not the solution to the #ChildcareShortage – cramming more children into smaller spaces with fewer caregiver training requirements could imperil child development and put children’s lives at risk. hechingerreport.org/the-dark-futur…

AI has the potential to enhance education and benefit everyone. It could also increase inequality and cause untold harm. Here’s a toolkit for AI adoption in the classroom: tech.ed.gov/education-lead… #AIinSchools

How can we retain more teachers? Higher pay for one. Teachers should also be paid for extra work, especially Black teachers who report higher levels of unpaid work. rand.org/pubs/research_… #TeacherShortage

A report on the supposed benefits of education tax credits, which drain $81 million per year from Georgia’s budget, doesn’t consider the number of students who would have attended #PrivateSchools anyway. Read a review of the report:  greatlakescenter.org/docs/Think_Twi…

School smartphone policies that get the greatest buy-in are developed with input from everyone – students, educators, parents and caregivers. Here’s a playbook for developing the best plan for your school: tech.ed.gov/device-policy-… #DevicesInSchool

Dual language instruction raises test scores and leads to student success, but a decade after the end of an English-only law in California, the state still struggles to offer bilingual education.  chalkbeat.org/2024/12/11/cal…  #BilingualEducation #EducationPolicy

Trump’s vow to axe the U.S. Department of Education sounds simple enough, but there’s much more to it than a stroke of the presidential pen. hechingerreport.org/what-might-hap…  #DepartmentofEducation

Expect turbocharged right-wing education policies – already in place in some states – to become federal law under a second Trump Administration unless... #Project2025 can be stopped. nea.org/nea-today/all-…

“Disciplinary literacy,” if taught effectively, can engage students, because it’s like letting them in on a secret world. Here are some resources: edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Dual enrollment costs an estimated $1 billion per year, and we need better research on its effectiveness. It’s unknown whether it helps students eventually earn a degree. hechingerreport.org/proof-points-d… #DualEnrollment

Perhaps the best use of a new “school choice calculator” will be to sum up the enormous costs incurred when public funds are used to pay tuition for students already enrolled in private school. greatlakescenter.org/docs/Think_Twi… #SchoolChoice

A school-based curriculum about the dangers of illicit opioids can have a significant impact, but more is needed to solve the youth #FentanylCrisis. k12dive.com/news/schools-f…

Wages are so low in childcare that the most educated workers are being forced out and many of those left to care for our children live in poverty. hechingerreport.org/2-out-of-5-chi… #EarlyChildhoodEducation

Do Education Savings Accounts complicate the education landscape? Yes. Can “choice navigators” help parents manage the confusion? There’s no evidence they can. Read more: greatlakescenter.org/docs/Think_Twi… #SchoolChoice