The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Breaking up black school boards has more to do with disrupting black power than implementing a proven strategy to improve academic achievement. In 2011, South Carolina established academic standards for what students should learn in social studies classes, including “the economic necessity of slave labor.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Rethinking Success in a Supportive Climate As a first step, Sanborn ditched its traditional, letter-based grading system and instead adopted a set of rubrics that reflect a student’s competency on state and district academic standards. The rubrics use descriptors such as: limited, in-progress, meeting and exceeding.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

million for scoring 2015-16 assessments in Tennessee after the state terminated a contract in April with Measurement Inc. In late 2014, Pearson was replaced as the state’s test provider for the Tennessee standardized tests. Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 Score and deliver results on a specific timeline.

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Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System was introduced in 2014-2015 to replace former state assessments which were setting lower standards for students. Additionally, since the 2015-16 school year, these test results serve as the final exam for their corresponding course, and contribute 20% to a student’s final course grade.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

The need for more practical and effective professional learning opportunities for teachers is especially important right now, with new academic standards being introduced and adapted in schools across the country. But we’re not there yet. They deserve every opportunity to excel and grow. image via AP ].

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2015

Alma Technologies, a provider of a holistic student engagement platform for K-12 schools, has added a standards tracking tool intended to empower educators more effectively teach to proficiency against any set of academic standards. The Standards Tracker is available for the 2015-16 school year.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

His most recent books are The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences and Solutions with Niobe Way, Carol Gilligan and Alisha Ali (New York University Press, 2018) and Race, Equity and Education: Sixty Years From Brown with Jill Pierce and Roey Ahram (Springer, 2015). Dr. Morton Sherman.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Advanced high school courses could be at risk under new standards. Indiana state education officials are working on a plan to address tighter academic standards for those teaching Indiana high school classes in which students also can earn college credit. ©2015 the South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Ind.).

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eSpark

MAY 2, 2016

In 2015, the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act signaled the end of one-size-fits-all instruction. The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. 3) Authenticity. 4) Student Voice and Choice.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

For instance, a 2015 analysis of Harvard law school graduates found that women who had not become partners in a firm had fewer mentors during their first five years than either women partners, or men who had not achieved partnership status. And not having a mentor can slow career progression.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

But they stressed that Kansas is reporting its first statewide data from tests that were revised to align with multistate Common Core academic standards, which they view as tougher. © 2015 The Associated Press. “This is given as a snapshot of where we don’t want to be in five years,” Watson said.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 27, 2015

In exchange for this freedom, the schools are held to the highest academic standards. One such school incubated during The Mind Trust’s first round of fellowsh ips, PLA@103, op ened in 2015 on the city’s far eastside. Earlier this year, four 2015 fellowships were award ed to launch thr ee new schools.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high-stakes assessments. “We Smarty Ants is not the only Achieve3000 solution currently implemented at Virginia Beach.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2016

” The final accountability ratings for the 2015-2016 school year reflect a new scoring system MDE put in place in September. “Superintendents, principals and teachers have all worked diligently to implement higher academic standards and help students achieve better outcomes.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, a bipartisan bill designed to address the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind. “ Higher standards are right. Furthermore, No Child Left Behind’s one-size-fits-all method of evaluating schools has been criticized as incentivizing low academic standards.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Indeed, in 2015, when The Charter School of San Diego received a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a prestigious federal award recognizing businesses, health care systems, educational institutions and nonprofits for performance excellence, the school was cited for high levels of satisfaction among parents and students.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

In 2015, the University of Washington’s District Leadership Design Lab helped developed the nation’s first research-based standards for principal supervisors. Meredith Honig, director of the lab, said they encourage districts to “tweak [the standards] and make them your own.”. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Alignment to academic standards is usually more prominent and obvious. Postscript: Sadly, Dr. Cook passed away in 2015 , after a long and remarkable career. Use your well-earned and well-learned professional judgment at all times.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Last year, 33 percent of Hispanic third-graders met or exceeded math grade-level expectations on the PARCC test — nearly double the percentage from 2015. Related: Why very young children can — and should — learn math. That push for a common, connected curriculum also includes what happens before, and during, kindergarten.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We actually had to learn about the frogs,” said Jerry Vasquez, who started with the project when he was a sophomore in 2015. “We Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. We were just four guys, we really didn’t know anything about it.”

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Last year, 33 percent of Hispanic third-graders met or exceeded math grade-level expectations on the PARCC test — nearly double the percentage from 2015. That push for a common, connected curriculum also includes what happens before, and during, kindergarten. In Berwyn North District 98, math scores are steadily creeping upward.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

For this story, reporters analyzed every available open-enrollment charter application approved between 2005 and 2015 — the decade after Katrina. Open enrollment schools are open to all students who live in the city, regardless of street address or skill level. Related: A new movement to treat troubled children as ‘sad, not bad’. “The

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In fiscal year 2015, the federal government gave states about $12 billion, or 16 percent of the excess costs, according to a report by the New America Foundation, a nonprofit public policy institute. Certificates of attendance are designed for students with severe cognitive limitations who cannot meet high school academic standards.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. While Massachusetts high schools adhere to the relatively tough Common Core academic standards, at Independence Academy the priority is on meeting students where they are. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

In 2015, he was one of the four primary authors of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the first time in 13 years and replaced the No Child Left Behind Act. As chairman, he helped craft the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which provided $122.8 About CGCS.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

have adopted the standards while 21 states have standards based on the framework. Planet3 found its biggest backer in Rob Roy, CEO of Las Vegas-area data center services company Switch, which invested $10 million in the company in 2015. Nineteen states and D.C. A further challenge awaits those who try to sell into schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

To infuse both real-world scenarios and academic standards into the new exams, as well as topics like leadership that college admissions reps would care about. In 2015, for the first time the PISA exam—given to 15-year-olds around the world—sought to measure individual and collaborative problem solving. Their goal?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards. edtech funding this decade in 2015 and 2018. They have become a litmus test for many districts.”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Most of Branford’s 2011 and 2012 graduates of the medical assistant program made less than $21,000 in 2015 , according to federal data. The suit also alleged that Premier had misled potential students about job placement rates and pressured staff to “renounce all academic standards.”. A disorganized education.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A third piece of guidance , which was issued in November 2015, is about defining free and appropriate education (FAPE) for students with disabilities. It also ensures that FAPE is tied to the academic standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Utah launched a program in 2015 that uses work-based learning to teach high school students about the state’s aerospace industry. Such jobs made up about 49 percent of the state’s jobs in 2015. Potts said it’s also important to make sure the work experience is meaningful and relates to academic content.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2019

One of the most lasting impacts of Race to the Top has been to encourage states to hold all students to more rigorous academic standards that are aligned with college and career expectations. on the state’s assessment of English language arts since it was first administered in 2015. over the same time period.

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