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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. Stephen Pruitt is president of the Southern Regional Education Board.

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Who Should Bear the Cost of Data Interoperability in K-12 Education?

Edsurge

Empower is hardly the only education company that has had to adapt its wares to support shifting trends in data interoperability. As standards come and go, edtech developers are tasked with supporting new technical integrations demanded by school and district customers. It took a lot of effort for us to create our own SIF agent.”

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Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn’t Necessarily Hold Them Back

MindShift

Our education system has this funny quirk of grouping kids by birth date — rather than, say, intellectual ability or achievement or interest. Now comes a big study to say something different: Holding kids back at third grade when they don’t meet the academic standards will give them a boost in achievement, by some measures.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

In order to address education equity, administrators must first recognize the common barriers. A holistic approach to child development, education, and differentiated support – This is a chance to make classrooms developmentally conducive to learning. without really looking for the root cause of the issues. Noguera, Ph.D.,