Remove 2016 Remove Accessibility Remove Common Core Remove Knowledge Base
article thumbnail

OPINION: 7 in 10 students aren’t writing at grade level — we can do better

The Hechinger Report

A systematic approach to writing instruction is missing from the knowledge base. The Common Core, in part a response to the poor quality of writing nationwide, pushes length and text complexity. And it’s not the fault of teachers.

article thumbnail

Aliteracy: 3 Signs Boys Have It (and what you can do about it!)

Fractus Learning

An aliterate person will have the foundational reading in place to survive, but they won’t have the advanced literacy levels necessary to thrive in a global, knowledge-based and information-driven world. Last week the 2016 Common Core Smarter Balance test results from my state were made public. How do I know?

article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, By 2016, Glam Media, rebranded as Mode Media, shut its doors , transferring ownership of Ning to Cyndx.

Pearson 145