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The New 3Rs Academic Transformation
The Right Systems, The Right Resources, The Right People
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by Blaine Helwig
Jun 4, 20173 min read
One Size CAN Fit All – Commonality Rules
Many Title 1 elementary schools yield chronic academic performance year after year, and if the elementary schools struggle – the feeder...
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by Blaine Helwig
Jun 1, 20172 min read
Michael Faraday – The Ultimate Title 1 Success Story
Do kids attending Title 1 schools have the same educational opportunities as their more affluent peers? No. Of course not. But, what are...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 27, 20173 min read
Repeating Failure Repeatedly
Most elementary school's State accountability performance ranking continue to demonstrate stagnant academic performance - school year...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 23, 20173 min read
What Makes Non-Title 1 Schools More Successful - Academically?
Beethoven was deaf. But, he was not born deaf – which is a remarkably relevant fact. It is historically estimated he went deaf in his...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 20, 20173 min read
Background Knowledge – Needed at All Ages!
After a night out at a local comedy venue with friends, we sat down a restaurant for a late night breakfast and conversation. Of course,...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 18, 20173 min read
Achievement Gap Won't Close – Fix the Skill Gap and Gaps be Gone!
The achievement gap… the achievement gap… the achievement gap… AND, the achievement gap… The achievement gap cliché is a seemingly never...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 12, 20173 min read
A Strong Foundation is Essential – Or the Academic Tower Leans
During my seven year career designing multi-million dollar state and federal highway bridges in Texas, I was the lead registered...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 9, 20173 min read
My Brother's View of Heaven
Nope. You are wrong. This is not a religious essay – at least not in the traditional sense of Heaven. Four decades ago, when my brother...
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by Blaine Helwig
May 4, 20173 min read
Praxis with Results - Title 1 Equity
There are many, many moving parts on an elementary campus. A typical elementary campus houses as many as seven grade levels ranging from...
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