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100+ Onomatopoeia Examples To Spice Up Student Writing

[ad_1] Onomatopoeia is a long word with a very simple definition: It describes words that imitate a sound. (It’s pronounced ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-ah.) These are words we all use all the time, and when you really start to look, you’ll find onomatopoeia examples pretty much everywhere! Use these onomatopoeia words to explain the concept to your students …

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Christian colleges challenge Minnesota budget

[ad_1] Two Christian colleges and a group of Christian parents sued Minnesota on Wednesday over a provision in the state budget, The Star Tribune reported. The provision limits the colleges’ ability to participate in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options, known as the PSEO program. Through the program, colleges can offer instruction and credit for free to …

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Does Social Media Harm Young Peoples’ Mental Health?

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general, issued a rare public health advisory on the risks that social media may pose to young people’s mental health and well-being. The report explains: A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue …

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State higher ed funding rose in 2022, but a fall may follow

[ad_1] State funding for public higher education increased by nearly 5 percent in fiscal year 2022—without factoring in inflation, according to the latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).  The boost represents the largest state higher ed investment nationally since the 2008 recession, when massive budget …

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How faculty can increase the impact of their research (opinion)

[ad_1] Standard publishing advice often counsels scholars to try to place a manuscript in a top-tier journal with the most impact and then try for the next one down if a rejection is received. And faculty writers commonly do that when submitting their work to journals. Yet once a piece is published, after perhaps sharing …

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How presidential ambitions shape state education policy

[ad_1] Following months of speculation, a book tour and multiple visits to early-voting primary states, it’s official: Florida governor Ron DeSantis is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024. DeSantis formally filed his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday before he announced his White House bid on Twitter in a video that …

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Community colleges as places to optimize introductory courses

[ad_1] Community colleges specialize. That’s both known and largely ignored. We shouldn’t ignore it. They specialize in lower-division courses. In fact, in many states, those are the only courses they’re allowed to teach. The most commonly taught class at many community colleges is the first semester English Composition course. Courses like Intro to Psychology and …

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Education Department Issues Recommendations on AI

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released a new report, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, this week. The report acknowledges that the rapid pace of artificial intelligence (AI) advances is impacting society and summarizes opportunities and risks for AI in teaching, learning, research, and …

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