EdWeek Update: April 10, 2019: April 10, 2019

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How Schools Are Responding to Migrant Children

Educators in schools across the United States are working to support migrant students who’ve recently arrived from Central America. But the intensity of their needs can be a strain. Read more.

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Democrats Seeking White House Make Teacher-Friendly Pitches

There are 15 Democratic presidential candidates and counting and many of them are trying to stand out stand out from the pack by appealing to a demographic that's politically energized: Teachers. Read more.

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Students Can't Learn When They're Not Healthy. Here's What Schools Can Do to Help

School-based health centers can powerfully expand health-care access and support academic achievement, argue John Jackson and John Schlitt. Read more.

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Two Ways to Add 'Computational Thinking' to Middle School Science

The Next Generation Science Standards call for more “computational thinking” in middle school science. Two pilot projects at the American Educational Research Association meeting look at why that’s difficult, and ways to do it. Read more.

Personalized Learning Advice From a Learning Scientist: 5 Questions K-12 Leaders Should Be Asking

Three leaders in the field of learning analytics tackled questions at the American Educational Research Association about whether ed-tech and K-12 schools use their research to its fullest advantage. Read more.


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