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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework. Fri, 04/05/2019 - 09:50. Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. .

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OPINION: Struggling readers need standards and structure based on the science of reading

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As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science. In 2019, just over one-third of students in the U.S.

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Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

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March 17, 2022— Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of the pandemic than whether they were remote or in school, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March in school or remote) as a proxy for learning location. KEY THEMES.

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BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Number of States Reporting Lexile and Quantile Measures Doubles

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And in the 2018-2019 school year, that number is expected to double as more than half the nation are projected to report Lexile and Quantile measurements from their state assessment systems. Last school year, 15 states and US Virgin Islands used Lexile and Quantile measures to support student learning.

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

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Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade. Last March, when Newsela raised $50 million in Series C funding , it reported 20 million students and 1.8 million teachers using its platform.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials.

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PROOF POINTS: Federal funds to combat pandemic learning loss don’t reflect need

The Hechinger Report

Understanding why pandemic learning loss varies so much around the nation is admittedly a “head scratcher,” said Emma Dorn, a co-author of the McKinsey report. Meanwhile, students in Alabama, which ranked 50th in fourth grade math before the pandemic, are only three weeks off of their 2019 achievement level.