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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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CASE Once Again Endorses Classworks® Special Education Platform

eSchool News

The CASE Executive Committee designated the award-winning platform as a CASE-endorsed product that delivers high-quality assessment and instructional resources to special education teachers and students. CASE has recognized Classworks as a tool that “successfully addresses the inherent challenges of special education,” since 2010.

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

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022. A’s on the rise Percentage of ACT test takers with a grade point average of A, B, or C from 2010 to 2022 by subject.

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PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation

The Hechinger Report

The ACT study found that high school grades rose between 2010 and 2022 while scores on the ACT fell. The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. The College Board, which administers the SAT, has also documented grade inflation by comparing SAT scores with high school grades.

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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. billion between 2010 and 2016 to education nonprofits and researchers for the purpose of developing and testing new ideas in the classroom. The results for each program are hidden in pages 55 through 64 of a separate appendices document , but I have created a pdf of them for you.

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

Doug Levin

Please feel free to comment if you believe I’ve missed a key document or piece of crucial information, or if you have a question regarding the context of a specific statement or document. In any case, do not be surprised if I periodically return to this post to update or add key facts and documents. FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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H?para partners with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium to offer Student Dashboard Digital Backpack free in Alberta

Hapara

It takes away the need to navigate to various websites and apps and search their Google Drive for important academic documents, and puts everything in one single dashboard. A key role of ERLC is to facilitate the effective implementation of curricula, including instruction, assessment, and student learning outcomes. Wayne Poncia, CEO.

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