“The Most-Visited Countries Of 2023, Mapped”

“The Most-Visited Countries Of 2023, Mapped”

  I’m adding this infographic from Visual Capitalist to The Best Sites Showing The Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World.    I’m adding this infographic from Visual Capitalist to The Best Sites Showing The Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World. Uncategorized Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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SEL Weekly Update

SEL Weekly Update

  I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. Here are this week’s picks: If you have ever felt weird or uncomfortable with PBIS but haven’t been…

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OPINION: We can do better than remedial ed

OPINION: We can do better than remedial ed

For too long, incoming students not deemed fully prepared to do college-level work have had to enter a remediation track intended to teach foundational concepts that institutions assume students haven’t learned yet. It is a logical premise with a significant flaw: This approach to remediation simply does not work. Institutions funnel hundreds of thousands of…

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What the First 180 Days of a Donald J. Trump Presidency Could Mean for Education

What the First 180 Days of a Donald J. Trump Presidency Could Mean for Education

A focus on disrupting, eliminating, and restricting programs that have historically been in public schools. Donald J. Trump is set to serve a second presidential term, and with both chambers of Congress likely under Republican leadership—pending the final decision on the House—the future of U.S. education may undergo significant changes. Throughout the campaign trail, Trump…

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95 Percent Group Grows Continuum of Science of Reading Professional Learning With Launch of 95 Foundational Tools for Paraprofessionals, Tutors, and School Staff   

95 Percent Group Grows Continuum of Science of Reading Professional Learning With Launch of 95 Foundational Tools for Paraprofessionals, Tutors, and School Staff   

Lincolnshire, IL – National momentum around the science of reading continues to increase and with it the demand for professional learning for the entire school community. To help meet this need, 95 Percent Group launched 95 Foundational Tools. Growing the award-winning, Top 10 Tools by 95 Percent Group continuum of science of reading professional learning…

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Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers, boost public education spending, governor says

Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers, boost public education spending, governor says

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. After a wave of Texas Republicans dominated the ballot box on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence last week that he now has enough votes in…

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Saudi Arabian Schools Welcome First Chinese Teachers

The first 175 Chinese language teachers began teaching at primary and middle schools in Saudi Arabia last month, as part of an agreement made between the two countries in 2023 to enhance cooperation in Chinese language education. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education and the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under China’s Ministry of Education…

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Leadership: Pivoting to Progress

Teachers are often drawn to education in hopes of exercising their creative freedom to make a difference in children’s lives. Yet it can be a crushing blow to realize when they enter the teaching profession that it involves far more than passion, intellect, and creative freedom. Teachers must constantly navigate an array of hierarchical structures,…

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