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PROOF POINTS: There is a worldwide problem in math and it’s not just about the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

That’s the case with the most recent results from a key global education test, the Program for International Student Assessment or PISA. rose is because academic performance in once higher ranking countries, such as Iceland and the Slovak Republic, fell by even more since the previous testing round in 2018. Numbers don’t lie, right?

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Preventing Student Debt Problems Begins With Financial Literacy Education

Edsurge

Prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board at public institutions rose 31 percent between 2007-2008 and 2017–2018, while prices at private nonprofit institutions rose 23 percent, after adjustment for inflation, according to the U.S. As college enrollments increased, so did tuition rates. Department of Education.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Teens are all about gaming.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs. In February 2018, private equity firm Francisco Partners invested $120 million to acquire a controlling stake in Discovery Education. In August 2019, the Silver Spring, Md.-based

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Leaders of their own learning: Transforming schools through student-engaged assessment. It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement.

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Amplify’s Been Quiet. Here’s Where CEO Larry Berger Says It’s Going in 2018

Edsurge

In 2000 he co-founded Wireless Generation, which pioneered the use of data, digital diagnostics and assessments to support students. EdSurge: What is Amplify in 2018? There’s a body of work we’ve been doing for a long time around diagnosing reading and math issues in young kids—these are observational assessments.

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This Neuroscientist Wants to Know Your Brain On Art—and How It Improves Learning

Edsurge

My first book was in 2003 (1*), and that book was all about connecting research with effective teaching. At the time, our state test was based upon performance assessment, and learning the thinking skills framework. Not assessing of knowledge but assessing for knowledge. million in 2018.

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