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Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later

The Hechinger Report

It’s not about intellect or capacity, it’s just about access. These little scholars [got] access to a really enriched vocabulary environment and early exposure to math skills.”. These little scholars [got] access to a really enriched vocabulary environment and early exposure to math skills.”.

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

Edsurge

An asset-based approach emphasizes acceleration and enrichment, with a focus on designing rich, high-quality instructional experiences that provide accessible entry points for all students. The “Fate and Fortune” game used by Santa Fe embeds ten key standards that correlate most closely with Algebra I success.

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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. . SDOC’s partnership with Discovery Education also provides all district teachers access to the Discovery Education Community. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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Schools Say Highest Pressure from Students’ Social and Emotional Needs

EdNews Daily

New pre-released data from the Learning Counsel’s 2019 Survey indicates that 58 percent of schools now rate their highest pressure is their student’s social and emotional needs. Then a re-write of academic standards that had to be mapped to teaching and learning, constantly in revision. By LeiLani Cauthen.

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Who Should Bear the Cost of Data Interoperability in K-12 Education?

Edsurge

But in a competency-based model, teachers must assess and record a student’s performance on each academic standard within and across subjects. Empower still uses SIF today and its scripts can access data from certain SISs they work with. Currently, as of 2019, there are 244. We’re rerouting who the headaches go to.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Thursday with Howard Blumenthal - "What About My Job at School?" #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

To watch the live show at 4:00 pm US-EDT, or to access the recordings afterward, please go to [link] (or [link] ). As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. She was responsible for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S.