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Our RISE Summer Learning Program didn't just succeed in 2023; it soared. Students saw a 24-point increase in Math, a 120% improvement, and a 25-point increase or 189% growth in Literacy! What's the secret behind unlocking such extraordinary results? Explore the RISE Summer Learning Program approach to learn the secret. https://hubs.li/Q02rYk020 #EducationInnovation #SummerLearningSuccess

Opportunity Alert! Registration for the Summer Learning Institute hosted by Saint Louis University is now open! Use the link below to learn more and to register for this powerful professional development opportunity featuring sessions on various topics including Response to Intervention Practices, Cultural Proficiency in the Classroom and the Science of Reading. https://lnkd.in/gb39uvBV #ProfessionalDevelopment #StLouisEducators #Teachers #Principals #Interventionists #StLouisEducation #StLouisSchools #EducationLeadership

So many many problems with this article! I hesitate to re-post it because I don't want to amplify its myths, but my hope is that doing so with some critique will help those of us in and around public education to practice resisting the eugenic logics and segregationist seductions of "gifted and talented" programs. I appreciate how gifted ed benefitted this individual author — I do — but the fact remains that gifted ed functions systemically as educational redlining, opportunity hoarding, intellectual apartheid, and applied eugenics. In this way, gifted ed is a tool of White supremacy. I'm a former GATE teacher so I know the system from the inside, and I've been studying it as a scholar and activist for decades. Gotta say, it's pretty disappointing the EdTrust chose to perpetuate so many myths here. (And it's even more disappointing that EdTrust deleted my comment containing these observations. Maybe they're not much interested in research, dialogue, or critique? Hmmm.) Unfortunately, this article will be used by folks with abundant unearned privileges to secure even more advantage by resisting longstanding and research-based calls to dismantle gifted ed, and instead just tinker with it a bit by admitting a few more tokenized BIPOC kids to make it look equitable (see part 5 of my article series where I address this directly). This is not a justice strategy; this is dominance dressed up as charity.   So if you're reading this and you still think a racist ranking and sorting regime in our schools will get us anywhere near equity and justice (it won't!), I encourage you to read this series: https://lnkd.in/g3Z3qSaJ   This URL avoids paywalls so if you share it (please do) it's best to use this link rather than the one your browser will produce.    I welcome your thoughts.

Did you miss our panel at #ASUGSVSummit about the importance of teens starting to think about their careers in middle school? Check out this Government Technology article that summarizes "The State of Career Exploration: Making Middle School Count," moderated by our very own Julie Lammers, and featuring Rodel's Paul Herdman, AMLE's Stephanie Simpson, and Kathleen (Boyle) Mathers from Education Strategy Group. Read it here:

“Far too often folks have not considered [summer school] or not considered it in a comprehensive way. Summer school has been thought of as a punitive thing, and all about remediation.” - Sunny Larson, Bloomberg Philanthropies Recipe for change: ✅ Offer enrichment to make kids want to attend ✅ Program the day practically to accommodate parents ✅ Provide essential resources like food and rides for families ✅ Employ school year teachers ✅ Align the curriculum with the regular school year Sarah D. Sparks sheds light on and makes totally accessible the important data in this study, seamlessly linking it to broader, real-world issues. Read more about how to make summer school impactful beyond academics: https://lnkd.in/eReDHkVr

Are you or is someone you know thinking about applying to a space-related graduate program this upcoming year, in any field, from engineering to space anthropology?  Register here https://lnkd.in/ekFDSRg5 to join the summer-long SEDS graduate school application bootcamp from 6/24-8/19, and finish your applications before Fall semester! The bootcamp features weekly assignments and webinars that will cover: selecting a graduate school, GRE prep, professional development to improve your graduate school application, essay and resume-writing, video chats with current graduate students and young professionals in the field, and more. Active participation is necessary to ensure all students registered are supported, and we will cap participation in this program at 100 students. Please see this outline of subjects to be covered. https://lnkd.in/eYatjGJR Note: The program is focused on applying to US grad schools as the organizers are US-based, though we do have a webinar on international programs.  

🔎⚙️ How do you measure STEM practice skills in an equitable way? 📏🥽 Since March 2023, 31 pre-college STEM programs have tested new ideas to more equitably measure what their students are learning. Find out what we know so far: https://lnkd.in/efSrG5Sq #STEM #equity #CollegeAccess #Measurement

As this 2024 #blackhistorymonth and #ctemonth comes to a close, I am highlighting Yusuf A. Muhammad, Jr. of Atlanta Public Schools Sunday, February 25, 2024 #happybirthday Ten years ago Yusuf A. Muhammad, Jr. and I were early college principals partnered with The City University of New York and specifically City Tech, CUNY. Yusuf was principal of City Polytechnic High School (CUNY and Urban Assembly Secondary Schools) that opened in 2009 as a grade 9-13 and converted to a Pathways in Technology Early College High School 9-14 in 2015. Yusuf A. Muhammad, Jr. was principal of Carver STEAM Academy when they opened the first P-TECH program in the state of Georgia. In October 2023 MDRC released P-TECH 9-14 Pathways to Success: Implementation, Impact, and Cost Findings from the New York City P-TECH 9-14 Schools Evaluation This report provides three years of post-high school follow-up, including during the pandemic. Previous reports from the study showed that P-TECH students earned more credits, passed more New York State Regents exams, and were much more likely to take college courses and earn college credits in high school than comparison group students. New findings in this report indicate that the P-TECH model increased students' postsecondary degree completion, particularly for male students, and boosted internship and dual enrollment rates, even during the pandemic. https://lnkd.in/g6-DEfQB #weareptech #skillsbuild #skillsfirst #skills2030 PTECH Brooklyn HS Alumni Network NYC Department of Education IBM IBM iX The State University of New York New York State Education Department www.ptech.org

Exciting news alert! 🎉 Syncing Syllabi is heading to the spotlight at the Black Doctoral Network Conference this October! 🚀 Get ready for our talk on boosting college enrollment and retention through innovative tech apps. Our scholarly research and game-changing beta testing results paved the way for this incredible opportunity. Can't wait to connect with university reps and expand our services, all in the mission to empower students across the nation in task management! 💪📚 #SyncingSuccess #BiggerBetterBrighter #EmpoweringEducation

Empowering the Next Wave of Scholars: Sharing insights and experiences with a brilliant cohort of first-generation grad students at American University. Here's to breaking barriers and embracing knowledge together! 🎓📚 #FirstGenScholars #KnowledgeUnbound #AUGradLife"