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Picking a private school for your child can feel like a monumental task shaping your child's academic journey and future success. This can be especially difficult in Orlando and Central Florida, as we boast some of the best private schools in the state. Find out "What to Look for When Searching for Best Private Schools in Orlando" by clicking the link below. https://lnkd.in/ejsdgxUu

As a new parent/grandparent, it can be overwhelming to try to learn about all of the various ways to save for a child's higher education. Here's my attempt at simplifying the most popular options and discussing the pros/cons of each approach. https://lnkd.in/gsKQGQwf

Last day to register! Join us tomorrow for The MDRC Center for Effective CTE's webinar, "Why are boys succeeding in CTE, and Struggling in Postsecondary Education?" https://lnkd.in/e2Aw9ETC

John F. Kennedy, Jr. once said “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” So it is a tragedy (and a threat to the US's future development and growth) that our public schools fail so many children. That tragedy is compounded by the opposition from much of the educational establishment ... and a growing portion of our political elite (including our current President) ... to charter schools. A new study from Stanford University's Centre for Research on Education Outcomes of nearly 2 million charter school students and a similar control group of public school students demonstrates the positive impact charter schools can have on children, especially the most disadvantaged who are least well served by our public schools, and who stand to gain the most from a great education! The study found that in math, the average charter student advanced by an extra six days each year compared with one at a traditional public school, and by 16 days in reading. And students in cities, as well as Hispanic and African-American students, benefitted the most. The study also refuted the argument that over-performance by charter students was because those schools were creaming off the most motivated pupils or parents, finding that charter schools take in students who are doing worse than their classmates in public schools. It's time that charter school opponents put aside their ill-informed (or self-serving) opposition, follow the facts, and support charter schools and our kids! https://lnkd.in/gMAUJP2Q

Drawing on findings from its newly released report, California’s Teacher Education Deserts: An Overlooked & Growing Equity Challenge, the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools held a webinar on April 23 to discuss the obstacles that some regions face in attracting and retaining highly qualified educators. Nine of California’s 58 counties — Alpine, Del Norte, Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Sierra and Siskiyou — are considered teacher education deserts. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Y8EG50RzSir

I'm thrilled to share that my perspective has been published today in EdNC.org, one of North Carolina's leading education journals. It’s an honor to contribute to the conversation about the vital role of community colleges. Community colleges may not always be seen as the most glamorous institutions—you won’t find people cheering for their football teams—but they play an incredibly important role in education and workforce development. They provide accessible, affordable education and hands-on training that truly make a difference in people's lives. As faculty members, many of us have experience in the real world. We bring practical, industry-specific knowledge to the classroom, bridging the gap between education and employment. In today’s world, where it seems like we disagree on just about everything, there’s one area we should all be united on: the need for strong funding and support for community colleges. They are the backbone of local communities and key to building a skilled workforce for the future. https://lnkd.in/esn-iveQ

Check out the second segment from our collaboration with Arizona PBS sharing Arizonans' Shared Public Values. This episode focuses on Arizona’s Shared Public Value for education, defined by CFA's Gallup Arizona Survey as a highly skilled and educated population. One action to support this aspiration, which Arizonans support, is to give schools the freedom to customize learning for each child. See how some of our partners in the Arizona Personalized Learning Network are bringing personalized, competency-based learning to Mesa Public Schools' students. https://bit.ly/3Myh1zf

I am so pleased to be presenting again with my wonderful death education colleagues: Illene Cupit, Carla Sofka, and Rebecca Morse! We are presenting on teaching death education online in a post-pandemic world. Here is the description in the conference schedule: "Online education, and death education in particular, expanded significantly during the pandemic. One of the major lessons learned was that online teaching does not involve just mapping what is done in the classroom to an online environment; rather it involves creating course content, student interactions and actions in a unique environment with different rules regarding space, time, and how learning takes place. This symposium will re-examine the lessons we have learned from our experiences as online death educators, with an eye towards providing best teaching practices that are tailored to an online context of teaching dying, death, and loss."

This should be good! Very practical.

Learn more about the Virginia Literacy Act before it is fully implemented in the 2024-2025 academic year. This research and policy brief offers an overview of the VLA. It is structured to explore the following questions: 1) What are the recent trends in reading achievement in Virginia?  2) What are the policy implications of the VLA for Virginia school divisions?  3) What does the research say about Science of Reading (SoR)?  4) What core instructional programs are approved to meet the VLA? It concludes with a series of key takeaways and recommendations. https://lnkd.in/eF5KFTyk VCU School of Education Chesterfield County Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools Henrico County Public Schools Richmond Public Schools Virginia Education Association Virginia Department of Education National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) – Rice University