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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

eSchool News

The new program extends the evidence-based classroom success of 95 Percent Group’s K-3 program, a Tier 1 solution for whole class and small group instruction, supporting explicit, structured literacy instruction. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

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Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. The company will not take more than $30,000 over the two years.) The company says it has 50 hiring partners and plans to grow the list.

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As We Rebuild, Here’s the Part We Can’t Afford to Take Out

Edsurge

In 2005, the aftermath of a once-in-a-century hurricane provided an opportunity to think anew about how to design an education system and rebuild a city. A coffee meeting led to information about a funding opportunity. But here’s what I do know: We must look beyond classroom education to create the conditions for children to thrive.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

They also organized an in-person component: Once a week, students would gather in reserved classrooms in a local elementary school, for activities such as science experiments, project-based learning and reading groups. SpaRRk Academy hallways are filled with art projects and classroom work from the students.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

The district will design an evaluation process and integrate the product into instruction for the spring semester, beginning March 2 , in two social studies classrooms and two science classrooms. Next Generation Science Standards and 2005 Alabama Course of Study: Science. Web-based preferred. What happens next? Who can I ask?

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I love the #DEN

Kathy Schrock

DENlove In addition to mainstream social media channels, many companies provide a platform for their users to grow their PLN, too. Discovery Education soon created a meeting place on the island and educators from around the world came to meet-up, discuss educational issues, and learn more about Discovery Education Streaming.

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Newark Board of Ed, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement

eSchool News

These new digital resources will play a critical role in continuing each students’ academic progress on any device, whether at home or in the classroom. Building that vision into reality means meeting students and educators where they are now and offering new resources that unlock doors to a more enriching and stronger education ecosystem.