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Is Estonia the new Finland?

The Hechinger Report

A 2016 study by the Brookings Institute found that on average, states track three-quarters of eighth graders in math, meaning they might be put on a path in middle school that determines which level of math class they’ll end up in in their final year of high school. (The Karin Lukk, principal of Tartu Kivilinna Kool.

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Going Schoolwide with Reading Engagement: How We Got to Now

Reading By Example

The Common Core State Standards were a primary focus. Staff members who have spouses teaching in other schools sometimes mention that the student writing produced is comparable with secondary level work. We will continue to examine and own those beliefs where we find common ground. Structure and Style.

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Kids struggle to read when schools leave phonics out

The Hechinger Report

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? “I wouldn’t have been able to use that strategy at the secondary level,” she said. ” In 2016, the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington, D.C. And that’s the best they’re going to do.'”

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. That was certainly the case in our experience.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016. Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” More on the future of Common Core from NPR. Via Tony Bates : “A survey of distance education in Brazil.”

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. 2016 underscored that security flaws aren’t solely a problem of educational institutions and government agencies.

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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 startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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