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Infinite Loop to provide physical transportation experience for future Virginia Tech campus July 27, 2018
Virginia Tech is making way for the Infinite Loop, a 2.1-mile long pathway that will connect future campus districts addressed in the campus master plan.
Terrace View Apartments to see major redevelopments in the future July 27, 2018
In terms of growth, Virginia Tech has projected that a total of 30,000 undergraduate students will matriculate by 2023. According to VT News, this is 5,000 more than the undergraduate enrollment in 2015. Based on this influx of students Blacksburg…

The Road to a High School Diploma Is Changing in N.Y., But Are All Graduates Prepared? - Education Week June 13, 2018
New York state has made a series of changes the past few years that give kids more opportunities to graduate, but also feed criticism that more students will leave high school unprepared.
After-School Programs Enter Career-Tech Space - Education Week June 6, 2018
A pair of after-school programs in Portland offer high school students a glimpse of what it's like to work in building design and construction.

Setting Up Effective Group Work
Truly collaborative group work is complex and messy, so we have a few tips and tools to get students working interdependently.
Framing Difficult Feedback for Parents
A strategy teachers can use to turn parents into partners when discussing difficult situations involving their kids.