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Students taking the ACT next year will have the option to retake individual sections of the college entrance exam instead of the entire exam, making it easier for students applying to college to submit a higher score. But, some are wondering if this will provide an unfair advantage to students with means to take the exam multiple times and cultivate a higher superscore than their peers who can only afford to test once. Read more on this topic, Harvard’s admission process, the value of homework, and more in this week’s EdNews Round Up.

As a growing number of students in the U.S. identify as English-language learners, it has become more important than ever for educators to be informed and actively engaged in working with this diverse group of students to help meet their needs. In this week’s special English Language Learner edition of the EdNews Round Up, explore some of the latest news covering ELL students and best practices for driving ELL success in the 21st century classroom.

Schools today face a very different set of challenges than they did even 10 years ago. These days, while it may be a difficult subject to approach, more and more educators are having serious conversations with their students, fellow teachers, and administrators around school safety, and what they can do to help protect their students and put their minds at ease so they are free to learn. That’s why this week, we’ve pulled together some of the latest education news in a special school safety edition of the EdNews Round Up.