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Liz Willen Hi all!

In this era of backlash against higher education, I’m fascinated by efforts to make learning more relevant to careers. In Oregon, community college students are studying math ([link removed]) that is directly applicable to their technical specialties, like welding and automotive technology.

Too often, struggles in math class cause students to give up on a college degree. That’s why this solution holds so much promise. Of course, not all proposed solutions are successful, one reason why our story on a new law ([link removed]) boosting teacher pay in Arkansas is getting so much attention.

While the law increased starting salaries for teachers, it also got rid of mandated annual raises, and that’s creating tension among veteran teachers.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on these or any of our stories. Feel free to get in touch, and please remind others to sign up ([link removed]) for our newsletters and become a member ([link removed]) .

Liz Willen, Editor

Main Idea


** Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new ([link removed])
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Colleges boost pass rates by getting numbers off the whiteboard and into the workplace
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** One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers ([link removed])
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Under a new law, all Arkansas teachers earn more money but now districts face another set of problems



** PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens ([link removed])
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Scientists detect differences in brain activity that could explain why comprehension is better on paper
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** TEACHER VOICE: My students are bombarded with negative ideas about AI, and now they are afraid ([link removed])
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Instead, we should be teaching them to embrace new technologies they will need later on



** STUDENT VOICE: Getting into a top college is stressful, unfair and overrated ([link removed])
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FAFSA delays and the end of affirmative action made this year even more complicated



** What teachers want from AI ([link removed])
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When teachers designed their own AI tools, they built math assistants, tools for improving student writing, and more
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