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PROOF POINTS: Tracing Black-white achievement gaps since the Brown decision

The Hechinger Report

That data showed considerable progress in integrating schools but also some steps backward, especially since the 1990s in the nation’s biggest cities. That’s why I also wanted to trace the data on academic achievement over the same time period. Board of Education decision that declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

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Yet when I went in search of data to see if he had ever been identified as a student in need of assistance or intervention, the issue was more than clear. There were no records beyond state standardized testing data available for me to review. Although the RTI framework includes many components, Jason guided my focus on assessment.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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How flawed IQ tests prevent kids from getting help in school

The Hechinger Report

Yet the change isn’t happening fast enough for many parents and researchers who say the tests remain deeply ingrained in the work of school psychologists, in particular, and that they are still regularly misused to gauge young children’s potential and assess whether they are “worthy” of extra help or investment.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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In One of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Districts, Belief in Every Student Comes First

Edsurge

In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments. He began his teaching career at Newington High School in 1985, before being appointed principal in 2004.

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Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

The Hechinger Report

The students spend much of the school day working on self-paced computerized lessons that generate data on their progress. Miranda Virgil, seventh-grade math teacher at Canyon Ridge Elementary School. Now, teachers must figure out the best way to analyze that data and put it to good use. Right now, most do not.