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One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking

For years, much like in the United States, New Zealand has worried about sliding student proficiency in mathematics, as captured by both national and international test scores. Later this month — the beginning of the New Zealand school year — the country is launching an overhaul of mathematics instruction that education leaders hope will reverse the trend. […]

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy

Articles, News / Jon Marcus

That’s because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds — the traditional age of students when they enter college. This so-called demographic cliff has been predicted ever since Americans started having fewer babies at the advent of the Great Recession around the

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More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it

Articles, News / The Hechinger Report

Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs The curriculum, focused on bringing the farm into the school, had an effect beyond the classroom: Primer found that, after learning about and planting ingredients that they then used to make simple meals like veggie burgers, students were excited to try new foods

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Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood

Articles, News, Resources, Resources for Parents / The Hechinger Report

Ullmann’s conclusion embodies one of Norway’s goals for its citizens: to build a nation of thriving adults by providing childhoods that are joyful, secure and inclusive. Perhaps nowhere is this belief manifested more clearly than in the nation’s approach to early child care. (In Norway, all education for children 5 and under is referred to

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Author name: Christina A. Samuels

One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking

The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy

More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it

Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood

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