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Teacher Retention: 3 Ways to Stop the Great Resignation

Thrive Alliance Group

Teacher retention is becoming a critical challenge for schools across the country, as a growing number of teachers are overburdened and burned out. Teachers are quitting not only their current jobs but their profession. This “great resignation” puts the education of an entire generation of students at risk. Not to mention the careers of an entire generation of teachers.

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Are we all lonely? How to manage feelings of loneliness and isolation

Lewermark Blog

In a time when we can instantly be connected to anyone in the world, why is loneliness and isolation at the forefront of our mental health conversations? Covid-19 isolation mandates, polarizing politics, and societal injustices have all caused feelings of uncertainty, anger, sadness and isolation. When our means of connection have changed so much in Read More.

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Announcing the Next Generation of Federal Student Loan Servicing

Department of Education Homeroom Blog

By: Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid Today, I’m pleased to announce that Federal Student Aid (FSA) posted the solicitation for what we’re calling the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS). The USDS is the long-term loan servicing solution designed to provide federal student loan borrowers with.

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The Checklist for College-bound Juniors

Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. With another year mostly behind us, it’s time to take what we learned after a ride on this year’s college-go-round and pass it on to juniors. Do let your interests, abilities, and needs guide your search for the colleges that are right for you. Do notice that last sentence said “colleges”, not “college”. Don’t think the rules for applying to college are the same as when your older sibling applied.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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New partnership! Ready Education acquires CampusGroups

Ready Education

We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of CampusGroups , a leading student engagement platform provider.

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FPF Responds to the FTC’s COPPA Policy Statement

Student Privacy Compass

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