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Savvas Announces its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 Earns Highest Rating from EdReports

eSchool News

EdReports — the highly regarded, independent nonprofit designed to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials — applies evidence-based analysis in evaluating math and ELA programs. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

According to a 2018 study by the accounting firm PwC, only 10 percent of K-12 teachers reported they “feel confident” about including high-level technology in their lesson plans. As long as students, parents and teachers are baffled, these tools will continue to fall short of their capacity to improve and personalize instruction.

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New Certification Rewards Education Products Backed by Research

Edsurge

The certification is the latest example of the industry’s push to ensure that edtech products on the market—and in classrooms—can and do actually work. But it wasn’t until late 2018 that the team embarked on a listening tour. ISTE (EdSurge’s parent organization) offers a “seal” for products that align to its pedagogical standards.

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New Curriculum Associates Website Weaves Customer Narrative into Product and Company Story

techlearning

September 10, 2018—success stories from educators, administrators, and most importantly, students, which bring the company’s tools and service offerings to life. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

The Hechinger Report

Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. During the summers of 2018 and 2019, more than 1,600 students who had failed freshman English or Algebra I were randomly assigned to one of two versions of summer school. But there was a downside. It’s hard to know what to do.”.

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Number of States Reporting Lexile and Quantile Measures Doubles

techlearning

October 1, 2018 – RALEIGH, North Carolina – More students and parents will receive Lexile and Quantile scores on high stakes test reports this school year than ever before. For example, the Lexile and Quantile Growth Planners are used to forecast student growth based on past performance and work toward college- and career-readiness.

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Fuel Education’s Stride and Summit Math Adaptive Solutions Win BESSIE Award

techlearning

Herndon, Virginia, April 25, 2018 — Summit™ Math , a curriculum of adaptive online math courses from Fuel Education ®(FuelEd®), and Stride ™, FuelEd’s supplemental learning solution for skills practice for students in PreK–8 grade, were both selected as winners in The ComputED Gazette ’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES).