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National Network Launches to Connect Students in Crisis

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With $250,000 from ECMC Foundation and a matching grant from Strada Education Network, the Emergency Coaching Network will provide up to 5,000 students at participating institutions with support from InsideTrack coaches specially trained to assess and support across a range of challenging situations. About ECMC Foundation.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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How One District Went All-in on a Tutoring Program to Catch Kids Up

MindShift

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

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Is the pandemic our chance to reimagine education for students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. You talk to anybody at a school or staff about the need, and whether they have what they need to meet the needs of these kids. “I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable. Here’s why they’re not.

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Some Families Hope Pandemic Can Spur Change in Special Education

MindShift

You talk to anybody at a school or staff about the need, and whether they have what they need to meet the needs of these kids. I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable,” said Meghan Whittaker, the director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.