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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

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Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Students in grades 3 through 8 slid 6 percentage points in reading on state tests in the spring of 2021 compared to 2019. Reading Remedies.

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Learning.com Launches Cyberbullying Prevention Campaign for National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

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With national data reports showing cyberbullying on the rise, especially in public schools, the digital literacy leader has created a cyberbullying prevention toolkit for educators to download and help students and parents do their part in promoting online safety and good digital citizen skills. PORTLAND, Ore.

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Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project

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A decline in personal computer sales in the worldwide K-12 education market may be linked to faltering economies in other countries, particularly Latin America, a new report finds. market, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting, a London-based market research firm. Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.”

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. Johnston County district leaders made it a priority to find out where they were going wrong.

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K-12 Dealmaking: PowerSchool Acquires Haiku Learning; Jefferson Education Partners with Fishtree

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In January, Jefferson Education formed a partnership with math and science curriculum and assessment provider Agile Mind. ” Citelighter aims to help students break down writing tasks and enable teachers and administrators to create assignments, real-time assessments, and standards-based grading, according to the company website.

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Gwinnett County Public Library Introduces Learning alive™ Kits for Early Readers

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We will be using an online assessment tool to monitor the program’s effectiveness and to help us provide the best service for our community.” GCPL was recognized as a Top Workplace by The Atlanta-Journal Constitution in 2017 and 2018. Join Alive Studios’ BHAG! HelpShiftHappen Press Contact Jacob Hanson PR with Panache!