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Florida Debates How To Shrink Class Sizes

Gov. Jeb Bush has warned that Florida won't meet class-size limits without taking such steps as expanding private school vouchers, lifting restrictions on the number of charter schools, and moving to year-round schedules.




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Trump's Budget Eliminates Funding for Teacher Training, Class-Size Reductions

The proposed budget from the Trump administration eliminates the Title II grant program, which pays for professional development and class-size reduction efforts.




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Preschool Class Size—Within Reason—Doesn't Matter, Study Finds

Keeping preschool class sizes at or under 20 children, and keeping child-teacher ratios at 10 to 1, will work for most children in preschool, according to a new study.




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Class Size Proposal Heading to Fla. Senate Vote




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Does Class Size Matter?

Class size does matter for teachers and students, but only if the instruction used in the small class size is different from those instructional practices used in a large one.




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Class Size Matters

The situation in the Clark County School District is a perfect storm that serves as a reminder of how difficult it is for school officials to plan for changing conditions




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From Class Size to Student Belonging: Tidbits From New Federal Schools Data

Continuing increases in K-12 enrollment, a downturn in higher education enrollment, and a rise in cyberbullying are among the trends illustrated in two new statistical publications from the U.S. Department of Education.




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Class Size Matters

Size matters in nurturing the relationship between teachers and students.




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Does America Have Education Standards?

It is time to refocus on building competency-based schools that work over time rather than forcing top-down laws that end in superficial changes in policy and no change in student outcomes, says guest blogger Van Schoales.




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Camley's Cartoon on Saturday, July 13: It's the Donald Trump show

Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210.”




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Camley's Cartoon on Saturday, July 20: Pensioners' fear of banking app

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Camley's Cartoon on Saturday, July 27: New PM's spirit of blind optimism

Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210.”




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Camley's Cartoon on Saturday, August 10: Transport system washed out

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Struan Stevenson: Assassination won’t end the evil that lurks in Iran’s regime

When the ruthless crime boss and Mafia Godfather Sam Giancana was gunned down in Illinois in 1975, he was quickly replaced by yet another murderous protégé from the Chicago Crime Syndicate, Tony Accardo.




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Camley’s Cartoon round-up: Royal crisis, CalMac latest, Brian Cox and more

Monday 13 January: Royals’ family meeting




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Camley’s Cartoon: Bernie Sanders, Luss for life, falling education standards and more

This week, our resident cartoonist turned his pen on the Coronavirus outbreak, Bernie Sanders rising popularity in the United States and the battle for an SNP seat at Holyrood.




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Camley’s Cartoon: Coronavirus, Cummings and Priti Patel

This week, our resident cartoonist turned his pen on the Coronavirus outbreak, bullying claims surrounding the home secretary and Scotland making in to the world list of top beaches.




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Camley’s Cartoon on Saturday, April 18

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Snuff and non-sense leaves a bad taste in a Falkirk attic

BEING a sensible mother, Martha Bryson, from Falkirk, told her young daughter, Sue, never to sneak into the attic. Being a naughty scamp, Sue ignored this advice and got sneaky.




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Herald Diary: Why you should never date a tennis player

Force or farce?




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Different Paths to the Same Goal: College and Career Readiness

Two recent studies of Teach to One: Math highlight the tension in math between grade-level-based accountability systems and approaches to instruction that enable more personalized paths to college and career readiness.




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Yes, Colleges Can Rescind Admission Offers. Here's What Educators Need to Know

In a recent high-profile case, Harvard College rescinded its offer to a school-shooting survivor after racist comments he’d written online surfaced. But how common is it for colleges to take back offers? And do students have any recourse?




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Straight Up Conversation: Panorama CEO on Measuring College, Career, and Life Readiness

Rick talks with the CEO of Panorama Education, an ed-tech company whose college- and career-readiness tools are currently used each year in 11,500 schools.




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Culturally Supportive Program for Black Boys Boosts On-Time Graduation Rates

The California district rolled out a culturally-specific program to support black male students, and the program has led to positive outcomes for students who had an opportunity to participate.




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Support for Black Boys Boosts Graduation Rates

A new evaluation of an Oakland, Calif., school district program designed to wrap black male students in a culturally rich and supportive environment is paying off.




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Video of Boys Mocking Native American Vet, Unchecked by Adults, Sparks Uproar

A group of young people were filmed taunting a Native American man and military veteran who was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March.




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Transgender Students, Athletics, Bullying: What the Equality Act Would Mean for Schools

Supporters of the bill say it would extend critical civil rights protections to more students. But opponents say it ignores parents' rights in schools and could lead to confusing situations for some children.




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A Trump State of the Union Guest: 6th Grader Joshua Trump, Bullied for His Name

President Donald Trump has invited a 6th-grade student from Wilmington, Del., to sit in first lady Melania Trump's box during Tuesday's annual address to Congress.




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Bullying and Criminal Acts at School Found to Continue Downward Trend

Amid public concerns about school safety fueled by high-profile school shootings, new federal data show reports of student fights, bullying, and other forms of victimization have continued a decades-long decline.




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Racial Bullying Rose in Communities That Favored Trump in 2016

A Virginia study documents an increase in race-related bullying in middle schools in communities that voted for President Donald Trump, and a drop in those that favored Hilary Clinton.




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It's Not Just That Racial Bullying Jumped in Schools After the 2016 Election. It's Where It Did

The highly polarizing 2016 Presidential campaign blitzed the swing state of Virginia. And in the year that followed, a new study in the journal Educational Researcher suggests school bullying problems likewise split along political lines.




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Fewer Fights and Increased Security: What New Data Say About School Safety

Amid public concerns about school safety fueled by high-profile school shootings, new federal data show reports of student fights, bullying, and other forms of victimization have continued a decades-long trend of decline. At the same time, schools have ramped up security measures, like the use of ca




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In Battle Against Bullies, Some Schools Target Parents

Looking for new ways to combat kids who bully, some communities are threatening to fine parents with no evidence that the approach is effective.




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Cyberbullying Is on the Rise Among Teenagers, National Survey Finds

A growing number of students—especially girls—are experiencing bullying online, according to the latest federal data on bullying and crime in schools.




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Developers Can Now Sell One App for All Mac/iOS Platforms

Buy a universal purchase app for macOS or iOS and use it across all your devices on all Apple platforms including iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices.




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Google Maps Celebrates 15 Years With New AR, Commuter Options

To celebrate 15 years of Google Maps, the popular mapping program gets a redesign, a host of new features, and an installation in New York's Madison Square Park.




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The 10 Most Pirated Movies

Frozen II ices out the competition and skates to the top of the list.




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What to Stream This Weekend

Fans of Star Wars, Star Trek, and superhero fans have plenty to stream this weekend.




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The Most Watched Shows on Netflix This Week

Wondering if your taste in binging matches the rest of the country? Here's a look at the most-watched shows on Netflix and beyond, according to Reelgood.com.




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Colette Douglas Home: Andy Murray does not need validation of a dusty, cynical establishment

There are times when I wish my family’s life revolved a little less around Andy Murray. Two words, "Andy’s playing", are sufficient reason for outings to be delayed or abandoned; invitations turned down; even holiday dates tweaked.




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Colette Douglas Home: Why the state must stop funding faith schools

By the time I left school, aged 18, I couldn’t distinguish between which beliefs I had worked out for myself and which were absorbed through conditioning.




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Time for a spring clean of our statues to keep them relevant

It’s not that I would be without the pyramids. Nor do I think that the Taj Mahal is a waste of good stone. These tombs, monuments to the departed are treasures beyond price. But can you name the pharaohs or the Mughal empress whose death they mark? No, nor can I without the help of Google.




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Education has so much to teach us all

It was her appreciation that impressed me. She was one of the early migrants to Glasgow. She had fled a war zone with her four children. She’d been assigned a flat in a high rise in Easterhouse. She spoke about it as a dream come true. To her it was a palace.




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Allowing people to be who and what they are, without fear of prejudice, is the hallmark of a civilised society

If you have never given your gender much thought, count yourself lucky. If that tick in the box on almost every form requires no more effort than a flick of the wrist, be aware that for many people gender is not so straightforward.




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GOP Lawmaker Revives Push to Create New Tax Break for Home Schooling

Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., has introduced legislation to allow money in 529 savings plans to be used for home-schooling expenses, a proposal that was stripped out of a late version of the recent tax-code overhaul.




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E-Learning Overload: 8 Tips Educators Can Give Frustrated, Anxious Parents

Many parents are having to take on a variety of new roles, from playing IT help desk to becoming makeshift teaching assistants to supervising recess.




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The Coronavirus Just Might End School Privatization Nonsense

The pandemic has boosted appreciation for public schools; the next step is greater funding, argues education historian and activist Diane Ravitch.




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With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors




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Lessons From a Homeschooling Researcher: What You Should Know Now

Homeschooling isn't a decision to be taken on lightly, but COVID-19 just changed the calculus, writes Michael Q. McShane.




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WATCH: What It's Really Like for Homeschooling During Coronavirus

Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country, forcing millions of students to learn at home. In this video, families from Seattle to Maine describe how they are adjusting to this new reality.