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Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later

The Hechinger Report

It found that in fourth through seventh grade, graduates of the Georgia pre-k program were one and half to two times more likely to meet the state’s academic standards on math tests than their peers who did not attend public pre-K. The program at that time was less academically ambitious but more comprehensive, said Neuharth-Pritchett.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. Then, in 2019, the bottom fell out. State SAT scores rose for 13 consecutive years.

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Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership

eSchool News

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. . The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) serves all of Warren County, Mississippi, and has an enrollment of approximately 7,200 students in grades Pre-K through 12.

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How International Rankings are reshaping Indian Higher Education

Linways Technologies

This is from Oct 15, 2019. This is from an article published on Oct 15, 2019. A 10-point ambitious growth and reform plan for Indian Universities has been presented at an event in New Delhi to enable them to achieve global rankings. What do these have in common? It’s obvious.

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FETC Future of Educational Technology… Orlando Florida… Please Join Me!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

W021 | Making Makers Mainstream … Connecting Curriculum Standards and the 4C’s. Sunday, January 27, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Sunday, January 27, 2019 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Explore various models of PBL that allow for standards-based learning while facilitating the 4C’s. Venue: Orange County Convention Center.

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Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why.

Edsurge

The “Fate and Fortune” game used by Santa Fe embeds ten key standards that correlate most closely with Algebra I success. Finally, in the wake of the pandemic, districts are working to include non-academic standards, such as social-emotional learning or character education, into their learning models.

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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

Edsurge

The program includes tablets and apps, along with print workbooks, lesson plans and physical manipulatives aligned to national academic standards. According to its most recent financial presentation , more than 178 million games were hosted from 13 million unique accounts during the 12 months prior to March 2019.

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