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An Outsider’s Experience at YES Prep Houston

News, Policy and Practice

November 7th, 2012

Jessica Rosati, a teacher at Prestige Academy Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, contributed this guest blog post. YES (which stands for Youth Engaged in Service) Prep Public Schools is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located all throughout Greater Houston. The YES program is designed to prepare every student in grades...

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November 7, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

November 7th, 2012

National News Education Week Report: Scrap one-size-fits-all approach to teaching ELLs   A new Alliance for Excellent Education policy brief offers recommendations for how state policy governing curriculum, assessment, and teacher preparation could be improved to support the changes in classroom practices that English-learners will need to tackle...

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Finish Your 1st Year of College in High School

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November 6th, 2012

Do you remember your senior year of high school?  I do.  I was an active student.  I participated in track, the Broadcasting Club, and National Honor Society—and I enjoyed every minute of those activities.  Yet, academically, there was something missing.  Some people call it “senioritis.”  For me, it was plain boredom.  I longed for...

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