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      <description><![CDATA[A 2007 federal practice guide gave testing-based study strategies its strongest evidence rating, but newer classroom studies show the real gains are smaller and more subject-dependent than professional-development slides suggest.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The law doesn't ban vendor access to school records. It makes the district the gatekeeper — and most of what happens next depends on a contract clause few people read.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Removing a title from a school shelf is rarely one decision. It is a process with a form, a committee, and an appeal &mdash; and 2025&rsquo;s record numbers show who is actually setting it in motion.]]></description>
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      <title>Micro-credentials rarely change teaching or pay, research shows</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Digital badges are pitched as a cheaper, faster alternative to a master's degree. The strongest independent study on the market found most teachers who start one never finish, and finishing didn't move student test scores.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Federal law never says a classroom app can have student data by default. A narrow exception does the work, and a wave of new state laws is now building stricter rules on top of it.]]></description>
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