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

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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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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

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Elsewhere, in San Antonio, Texas, several local school districts joined with partners, such as city officials and private companies, for Connected Beyond the Classroom, an initiative to bring home broadband to 20,000 students. Having students be able to create and not just consume is huge.” Ashley LaCroix, a school technology integrator.

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

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A graduate of Detroit Public Schools and the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree, Vaughn adopted a newborn named Daniel in 2001 and, later, his biological younger brother, Jacob. Though his students learn from home, Albert Morales is still delivering instruction from his classroom. Credit: Albert Morales.

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