eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2022

April 3, 2022— The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved list of dyslexia screeners. i-Ready makes the promise of differentiated instruction a practical reality for Grades K–12 teachers and students. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier , a learning scientist who consults on literacy training for teachers at NWEA, an assessment company. “If If you teach blending and segmenting using letters, students are learning to read and spell.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has received the highest rating of Tier 1 from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials. BOSTON (Feb. About Cambium Learning Group.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – revealed the average fourth-grade reading score was lower than all previous assessment years going back to 2005, dropping back to 1992 levels. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

January 31, 2022— The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) recently named Sonya Coleman, vice president of strategic partnerships at Curriculum Associates, as the corporate representative on its Board of Directors. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

March 17, 2022— Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of the pandemic than whether they were remote or in school, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March in school or remote) as a proxy for learning location.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2022

June 17, 2022— The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently presented Ayana Askew, a 2022 graduate of Virginia’s Norfolk Public Schools, with the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice. Askew was the valedictorian of her 2022 senior class at Booker T. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Science materials from 65 publishers were reviewed for adoption by the Instructional Materials Advisory Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, district administrators and community members. The Committee reviews all instructional materials in light of the state content standards.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

July 13, 2022) — West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho has adopted Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics as the primary math curriculum support material for Grades K–5 for the next seven years. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2022, Utah joined a growing number of states to realign reading instruction to structured literacy, grounded in the Science of Reading. The Utah State Board of Education convened a panel of experts to oversee the process of implementing a requirement that districts use materials backed by the Science of Reading.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

received the award in 2022. “We About Curriculum Associates Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) See CGCS.org.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

With this approval, schools across the state can start using the award-winning Diagnostic in the 2022–2023 school year to screen students’ reading skills and receive actionable criterion-referenced and normative data to deliver impactful student instruction. Assess all five reading skill areas defined in the RSA Oklahoma statute (i.e.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? percent of students met or exceeded the Science standards.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

May 11, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently sponsored the 2022 School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) scholarship program to help recognize and support students and educators throughout the state. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., To learn more about SSA, visit [link]. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Further detail about its development can be found in Digital Promise’s reports, Designing Edtech that Matters for Learning: Research-Based Design Product Certifications (2020) and An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research (2022).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials? percent of students met or exceeded the Science standards.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

To help accelerate teaching and learning this coming school year, Curriculum Associates has updated its award-winning i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment program with new reports, lessons, accessibility features, and more. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. — New Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension have also been added.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. The district initially launched Hazel in 10 pilot schools in January 2022. During a district board meeting, Ms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 16, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, launched today several new summer learning solutions to support school districts in addressing unfinished learning in math and literacy. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Nationally, the 2022 NAEP assessments showed an average drop of four points compared with 2019. They were following what I call the Mississippi playbook of high-quality instructional materials aligned to the science of reading with professional development and teacher coaches. Learning loss also varies within states. “In

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our quest to look ahead follows this week’s release of scores on what is known as the nation’s report card – the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The scores released this week assess basic skills among nine-year-olds, comparing that age group over long periods of time. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO — January 12, 2022 — Kiddom , the first all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing. Its key features are in alignment with the five key features of OpenSciEd’s instructional materials, including: ?

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

April 8, 2022— The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently announced that Rep. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. WASHINGTON, D.C., Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) See CGCS.org.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. Including high-quality instructional materials—lesson plans, pacing guides, assessments, and rubrics—is essential.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” Universal Design for Instruction: A new paradigm for adult instruction in postsecondary education. To start with, Courey et al. T., & Thoma, C.

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