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Learning to use formative assessment in one New Jersey tutoring program

Deans for Impact

During a recent visit to the New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC), I watched Kathy Ricci, an instructional coach, walk through a student’s diagnostic assessment data with Frank, a tutor interested in becoming a full-time teacher. Kathy finds this kind of instructional experience uncommon for many future teachers.

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Bills censoring K-12 teaching affect higher ed too (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Legislators have introduced nearly 200 such “educational gag order” bills in 42 states. Educators prohibited from teaching history with professional integrity cannot provide students the resources they need to become responsible citizens in a democratic society. We have news for these legislators.

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UNESCO’s compelling case for investing in people, prioritising education

The PIE News

January 24 is the UN’s International Day of Education. The theme for 2023 is “Invest in people, prioritise education.” UNESCO, the UN’s education arm, makes a compelling case for such investment. Of course governments do already invest vast sums of money in education. In total, GPE has spent more than $5.7

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At the state level, these are the top-of-mind priorities for higher ed in 2023

University Business

Plunging enrollment, providing equitable education, and a dwindling K12 teacher workforce. Let’s first take a look at the top three, starting with the national teacher shortage which was tied for the number one priority in 2023. This is but a mere sample of concerns that must be addressed at the state level.

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Teachers as Transformers

Inside Higher Ed

They weren't just teachers. We have much to learn from those teachers, as ignorant as they were about the learning sciences, dual coding, interleaving, metacognition, retrieval practice, and spaced practice. To better understand how higher education got to where it is today, you might read Harvey J. See you in four years."

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Tribal Colleges and Universities Seek Greater Recognition and Funding

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

train future teachers, nurses, engineers, and more. Her work has helped to illustrate just how TCUs are able to stretch the dollars they do receive into building programs that revitalize vanishing Native American languages and cultural practices while offering a pathway into the workforce. The 35 TCUs in the U.S.

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‘Great Resigners’ Report Shows Opportunity for Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report by the ed tech company Cengage Group shows that, one year later, the great resigners have a strong desire for reskilling and upskilling programs—an opportunity for higher ed. These shifts reflect a deeper change in the relationship between work and education. Its results were clear: opportunities to advance are crucial.