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

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It also includes professional learning and ongoing coaching at the district and building level to support teachers in mastering phonics-based instruction. With the original 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades K-3, students practice reading with decodable text that encompasses recently learned phonics skills.

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IXL Learning Agrees to Acquire Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

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IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced it has agreed to acquire Wyzant , the nation’s largest marketplace for online tutoring. The addition of the Chicago-based company will expand IXL’s capacity to address the needs of all students with personalized, one-on-one mentoring. .

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What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market

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Aside from a handful of large operators like Bright Horizons, a publicly traded company, most programs are small businesses and home-based operations. Prior to the pandemic, the number of child care facilities has been declining since 2005, driven largely by fewer home-based providers.

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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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Carnegie Learning Bets Big on Coding With Acquisition of Globaloria

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It’s a pairing as natural as letters and numbers, writing and coding, the founders of Carnegie Learning and Globaloria would say. Today, Carnegie Learning announced that it has acquired Globaloria, a New York-based provider of computer science curriculum and professional development for K-12 schools and districts.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

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Each product connects to every other product, allowing educators to add elements to their curriculum to meet the needs of all students, regardless of where they are in building their foundational reading skills. Students who are not proficient by the end of third grade are less likely to thrive in school and graduate high school.

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

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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. In the short term, Zoom and Mural will serve as tools for team meetings and virtual summits.

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