April 2025

Only One U.S. State’s Math Scores Have Gone Up Since 2019-Guess Which

Alabama is the only state where 4th grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019. How are they doing it? While K – 12 learning was remote during the Covid lockdown DeKalb County’s school district reinvented their math program in elementary schools. The plan was to make math more engaging, more relevant …

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U.S. Seeing Emerging Interest In Trade Careers And Apprenticeships But Still Nowhere Near Other High Income Countries

I’ve done maybe 3- 4 posts on apprenticeships in the United States. The topic is once again top of mind having met a friend, who teaches the auto mechanics curriculum at a local high school, for lunch.  He started teaching as a second career simply for the love of it after a regarding professional career …

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Get Preteens, Teen and Young Adults Into Volunteering- The Sooner, The Better

According to 2023 research data from Volgistics, a volunteer management software, kids that volunteer are 25% less likely to experience anxiety and 50% less likely to engage in destructive behaviors like smoking or  misusing alcohol. There’s no question, volunteerism translates into mastering important adult life skills. To name a few; Social and Professional Communication Skills …

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