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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. Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools. A February 2024 report about a research-and-development program inside the Department of Education makes this truth crystal clear.

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Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?

Edsurge

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. What differs is how those reports measure, how many are measured and what exactly they found. Perhaps the most widely reported of the edtech industry’s learning loss reports came from nonprofit NWEA early this month.

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MLTI Fall 2016 Update Notes

More Verbs

Here are notes and useful links related to the DOE MLTI Update for Fall 2016. 2016 Apple Refresh and Collection Update. The 2016 Opt In deliveries are nearly complete. BrightBytes has created for us 4 custom reports reflecting the Framework. New Staff Members.

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Pennsylvania School Reports Student Growth in Mathematics Despite National Trends

eSchool News

First-grade students’ scores jumped from 52 percent in the 2016–2017 school year to 98 percent in the 2022–2023 school year—a 46 percent increase. Fourth-grade students’ scores improved from 42 percent in the 2016–2017 school year to 90 percent in the 2022–2023 school year.

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A Glitch in the EdReform Matrix: The 2016 EdNext Poll on Blended Learning

Doug Levin

Given that I do not believe that the 2016 EdNext Poll on School Reform’s findings about ‘blended learning’ should be taken at face value, what do I think the poll actually reveals? The post A Glitch in the EdReform Matrix: The 2016 EdNext Poll on Blended Learning appeared first on EdTech Strategies. This is malarkey.

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K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016

Doug Levin

Schools and/or districts may have found themselves reported on the K-12 Cyber Incident Map, having experienced a recent cyber incident (and have hopefully since shored up policies and practices to reduce the odds of future issues). Not every incident is equivalent and some involve actions by a school vendor.

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The Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Top Blog Posts of February 2016

The CoolCatTeacher

When looking at the top posts of the over 3,500 blog posts here, a theme jumps forward for February 2016. But I can say that I’ll keep yelling from the mountaintops the need for you to persist and the need for good leadership and every education reporter to recognize and get you the help you need. Top Posts: February 2016.