eSchool News

JULY 6, 2021

July 6, 2021— The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Ready Reading programs to its High-Quality Professional Learning (HQPL) Marketplace List for 2021. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2021, the Center for Disease Control revealed that 37 percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic, while 44 percent said they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

School districts continue to prioritize expanding summer learning and enrichment offerings, adding specialist staff such as mental health personnel and reading specialists, and investing in high-quality instructional materials and curriculum, according to a survey administered by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“This milestone deserves to be celebrated, as we know public school districts across New Hampshire have taken advantage of Discovery Education’s innovative and engaging instructional content.” Since then, there have been more than one million engagements statewide for all Discovery Education resources. Discovery, Inc.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The aim is to make it easier for teachers to integrate VR and AR resources into their existing instruction by equipping teachers with the tools they need to be able to teach within that environment. The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

In 2021, the Center for Disease Control revealed that 37 percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic, while 44 percent said they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

Curriculum Associates’ data follows the same students, examining how they progressed over time from the 2019–2020 school year before the pandemic hit through the 2020–2021 school year. The report provides new insights on student learning trends, and serves as a call to other education researchers to look at similar factors.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. KEY FINDINGS. In math, student achievement in all grades is still below pre-pandemic levels.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 1, 2021

offerings, these instructional materials are optional and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what grade-level knowledge and skills students should possess. February 11, 2021. Like other THL 3.0 Each curricular offering through THL 3.0 Additional THL 3.0

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

NORTH BILLERICA, MA, November 8, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics program for Grades 6–8 recently received a Tier 1 rating by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). Ratings are based on elements such as the focus, coherence, rigor, alignment, and quality of the materials. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. Based on students’ results from this assessment, teachers are provided with high-quality instructional resources.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

September 24, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 was recently named a highly rated program by EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit that conducts evidence-based reviews of instructional materials. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

classrooms by 2021. Teachers crave more NGSS resources. But teachers tell 100Kin10 that progress is slow, because teachers and districts have the massive task of finding high-quality materials to support the standards. Bringing the M back to STEM.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Throughout her distinguished career, Lily’s efforts to create linguistically and culturally affirming learning resources have challenged, inspired, and empowered educators to support the academic needs of multilingual learners. Casserly received the inaugural award in 2021 and Rep. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) received the award in 2022. “We

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

September 1, 2021— Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) in Detroit, MI recently adopted Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading program for students in Grades 3–5. As part of this, the program features three types of scaffolds: resources for pre-teaching, embedded supports for students, and formative assessment opportunities.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

Students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction and students who completed the i-Ready Diagnostic but did not use i-Ready Personalized Instruction were matched to create similar instruction and comparison groups.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In fact, last year the Florida Senate passed a bill that requires instructional materials to incorporate evidence-based strategies, including a phonics-based approach to acquiring literacy skills, with the goal of improving reading performance for all students. However, our team had a great sense of urgency.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2021

CLEVELAND – June 29, 2021 – With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, one state is proving itself a pioneer. As such, the DDOE committed to ensuring all Delaware public schools’ students and staff can access resources to support learning acceleration.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2021

August 17, 2021— Curriculum Associates has updated its award-winning i-Ready program to help educators address unfinished learning and continue to deliver engaging instruction as students work to meet ambitious goals this upcoming school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

July 14, 2021— The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OKSDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready as a Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) K–3 State Approved Screening Instrument. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

June 22, 2021— The Indiana Department of Education recently named Curriculum Associates a School Improvement Preferred Technical Assistance Partner to Support COVID-19 Recovery and Student Learning. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2021

August 3, 2021— The Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE) Office of Student Intervention Services recently named a number of Curriculum Associates’ programs as approved academic interventions. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the 2020–2021 school year. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

October 28, 2021 — Twig Education , creators of the leading elementary level science program Twig Science, today announced the launch of Twig Science Next Gen for grades 6–8. (Los Angeles, Calif.) To learn more, visit TwigScience.com. About Twig Education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

In June 2021, Casserly will step aside from this role and become a strategic advisor to CGCS through 2024. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

SETDA’s annual Leadership Summit brought educational leaders from more than 40 states together with experts in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development. We look forward to joining both organizations at their next meetings in summer 2021. SETDA Leadership Summit. Remote Learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The approval was based upon new, state-reviewed efficacy research confirming that 95 Percent Group’s foundational reading products meet Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Level 1-3 evidence requirement for reading instruction. Phonics Chip Kit (PCK) explains phonics patterns using manipulatives and sound-spelling mapping. 95percentgroup.com.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

McKinley said the school had just hired three more tutors trained in SPIRE, to add to the two that had been teaching the materials for several years. It’s really important that we put the majority of our resources in K-2 because that’s where they’re getting their foundation,” said Barbara Greathouse, the school’s literacy coach.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The resources provided through this partnership will support middle school and high school teachers as they build bridges between classrooms and careers for all students. Delaware educators can find out more about accessing the new resources available through this partnership by emailing deleducators@Discoveryed.com. DOVER, Del.,

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Insight Education Group

APRIL 8, 2021

A study done by McKinsey states that by the end of the academic school year in 2021, students of color could be six to 12 months behind in their learning, while white students could be four to eight months behind. Are you looking for additional resources around learning loss and equity? What can you use in place of remediation?

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

However, teachers do not always have the time, resources, and proper training needed to really help students develop sustainable coping skills. Sixty-three percent said the use of video helped increase the relevancy and quality of instructional materials. Just this month, a highly anticipated review of U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. These gains led the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to single out Johnston County as the most improved school district in the state.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

As a Certified Partner of the nonprofit OpenSciEd since August 2021, Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Less clear was how deeply the disruption to traditional instruction would impact children who lacked access to learning technology and appropriate resources. From California to Connecticut , legislation is being written and revised to specifically tie attendance to learners’ documented interaction with instructional material.

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