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Arizona Educators Embrace Trend of Technology in Their Curriculum - 0 views

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    Just two decades ago, many schools had only a few computers and taught lessons about typing. But Monday marked a drastic change for Arizona schools as one of the first K-5 technology academies opened its doors to students. Scales Technology Academy in Tempe boasts a 1-1 ratio of students to laptop computers. The school''s principal, David Diokno, said it is the first Arizona elementary school to do so. The Arizona Department of Education does not track such information.
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Dropout rates high, but fixes under way | csmonitor.com - 0 views

  • Dropout rates high, but fixes under way Survey: 9 of 10 students had passing grades when they left.
  • Nearly a third of high school students don't graduate on time
  • "The problem is solvable."
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  • Already this year, Massachusetts, Colorado, West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Indiana, among others, are seeking to raise the legal dropout age or limit the reasons students can leave school.
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      And this is how we solve the problem?!?
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      And this is how we solve the problem?!?
  • emphasizes that the reasons kids leave school are complex and not always focused on academics.
  • "But once people started to get a handle on the fact that the true statistics were closer to one-third of all students [dropping out] and in some school districts closer to 80 percent ... we've had broad bipartisan support."
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Home Schoolers Content to Take Children's Lead - New York Times - 0 views

  • Hayden Billings, 4, put a box over his head and had fun marching into things. His sister Gaby, 9, told stories about medieval warrior women, while Sydney, 6, drank hot chocolate and played with Dylan, the baby of the family. In a traditional school setting, such free time would probably be called recess. But for Juli Walter, the children’s mother, it is “child-led learning,” something she considers the best in home schooling. “I learned early on that when I do things I’m interested in,” Ms. Walter said, “I learn so much more.” As the number of children who are home-schooled grows — an estimated 1.1 million nationwide — some parents like Ms. Walter are opting for what is perhaps the most extreme application of the movement’s ideas.
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