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

The Hechinger Report

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. Neither India nor China, which topped the rankings in 2018 , participated in the 2022 PISA. Both its math and reading scores rose considerably between 2018 and 2022.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education. elementary schools, according to Mystery Science co-founder Keith Schact. And as it turns out, edtech companies are attracting a premium from buyers as well.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Picture books for early elementary students: Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat. December 2003. Indicator 6: Elementary and Secondary Enrollment. Phuntsog, N.

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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

A more recent study published in 2018 of low-income preschool centers in Chicago linked attendance in the 1980s to higher rates of earning college degrees 30 years later. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

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Want resilient and well-adjusted kids? Let them play

The Hechinger Report

The parallelism between their play deficiencies, and the objective problems in forming trusting social bonds with others seems very significant,” concluded Brown in a 2018 article. Elementary principals have reported that recess, for example, has a positive impact on academic performance and that students are more focused afterward.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. Principal Alice Hom speaking to parents and theater club students at P.S. 124 in 2018.

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. million from the foundation since 2003. The center has received $13.7 The center has received $13.7