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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

The Hechinger Report

But as schools settled back into their usual rhythms in 2021-22, grades didn’t fall back to pre-pandemic norms and remained elevated. Department of Education documented rising grades on high school transcripts between 2009 and 2019, while 12th grade math scores fell on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

The Hechinger Report

The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. Today, A students make up a majority of ACT test takers, some of whom are not college bound and take the test as a required high school assessment. points from a 3.0 – a B – in 2009 to 3.11 As grades rose, achievement fell.

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7 Mindsets Announces Key Additions to Executive Leadership Team Amidst Growth

eSchool News

McKown is the founder of xSEL Labs, a creator of scalable systems to assess and address the social and emotional needs of children, which was also acquired by 7 Mindsets last month. As chief science officer, he will lead 7 Mindsets’ work to provide meaningful and actionable assessments alongside its program offerings.

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Some of the clues are contained in this June 2021 data analysis conducted by two researchers at Claremont Graduate University and Indiana University. They scrutinized a large federal dataset of more than 20,000 students across the nation who started high school in 2009 and were surveyed through to their third year of college in 2016.

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

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. When Salt Lake Virtual Elementary in Utah’s Salt Lake City School District opened for the 2021-22 school year, 257 students enrolled, but that number plummeted to 87 students this year.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. Though the students are continually assessed throughout the program to adjust to their skills, this initial reading sets them on a path tailored to their needs.

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MIND Participates in SETDA and ECS Edtech Policy Discussions

MIND Research Institute

SETDA’s annual Leadership Summit brought educational leaders from more than 40 states together with experts in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development. With ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , funding was aligned with state population. SETDA Leadership Summit.