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This Week at A+
> NEW on the Alabama Best Practices Center Professional Learning Blog: When students incorporate self-assessment strategies into their study habits they learn more. But there are three hurdles students must overcome first, writes James Clemens High School AP Psychology teacher and A+ College Ready AP Psychology Specialist, Blake Harvard, and it’s up to teachers to convince them the high jumping is worth their time and effort. Read it here.
> A+ College Ready News: This month, we are highlighting our 2020 Mary D. Boehm School of Achievement award recipient, East Limestone High School! For three consecutive years, the school met or exceeded the AP Qualifying Score goal established by A+ CR! The implementation of rigorous AP courses and raising expectations for students and teachers has led to the increased academic success at ELHS. Watch this video to hear directly from teachers, students, and parents about the difference they've seen the past 3 years.
> A+ Education Partnership's COVID-19 Resources:
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 STATE NEWS
Across the Board February 2021: Takeaways from the ALBOE Meeting
(A+ Education Partnership, February 11)
Alabama Superintendent Urges Teachers to Seek COVID-19 Vaccines
(written by Stephen Quinn, NBC 15, February 3)
COVID-19 Makes Kindergarten Bill a 'Priority'
(written by Mary Sell, AL Daily News, February 11)
School Funding Change on the Move in the Legislature
(written by Mary Sell, AL Daily News, February 9)
Broadband Expansion Bill Passes First Vote
(written by Mary Sell & Caroline Beck, AL Daily News, February 10)
10,000 Additional COVID Vaccines Per Week Coming to Alabama
(written by Leada Gore, al.com, February 6)
Birmingham Requests Input for Potential July Start Date
(written by Ruth Serven Smith, al.com, February 4)
Pay Raises, Pre-K, and Programs That Work: Governor Ivey's 2021 Education Priorities
(A+ Education Partnership, February 3)
 NATIONAL NEWS
CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against the Coronavirus
(written by Laurel Wamsley, NPR, February 10)
College Board Changes AP Exams Against to Accommodate Pandemic-Era Testing
(written by Emily Tate, EdSurge, February 4)
The Racial Divide in Returning to the Classroom
(written by Bryan Walsh, Axios, February 6)
Now Recruiting: Army of Online Volunteers to Help Fight 'COVID Slide'
(written by Greg Toppo, The 74, February 8)
FAFSA Applications are Open. Here's How to Fill It Out This Year
(written by Elissa Nadworny, NPR, February 3)
Will There Be Standardized Tests This Year? 8 Questions Answered
(written by Andrew Ujifusa & Sarah Schwartz, Education Week, February 9)
What Teachers Pay Teachers is Learning from Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers
(written by Stephen NooNoo, EdSurge, February 10)
 OPINIONS
Lift Every Voice: Deepening the Teaching of Black History
(written by Dieatra Howie, A+ Education Partnership, February 10)
Why Teachers May Want to Try Throwing Students a Curveball in PBL
(written by Michael McDowell, Edutopia, February 3)
I am in Foster Care. I Started a Tutoring Organization to Help Young People Like Me
(written by Sarah Malik, Chalkbeat, February 4)
 PODCASTS(from The Alabama Literacy Network Podcast Runtime: 27 Minutes, January 2021)
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