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Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

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First Educational Version of a Programming Language Enables Middle School Code Education – Bridging the Middle School Gap. PORTLAND, May 12, 2021 – Blackbird today announced the official release of the world’s first educational version of JavaScript.

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Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

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Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards. PORTLAND, April 14, 2021 – Blackbird, creators of the world’s first educational version of JavaScript, today announced the official launch of the Blackbird education platform.

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Blackbird Releases K-12 Computer Science Pathway

eSchool News

PORTLAND, July 13, 2021 – Blackbird, bridging the gap in Computer Science curriculum, today announced the availability of their K-12 Computer Science Pathway, designed to help school districts prepare students with the computer programming skills necessary to enter the workforce – or continue their education at the university level.

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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

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Erica Wheeler EdSurge: Why did you decide to adopt MidSchoolMath's core curriculum? We thought about elementary, middle and high school. EdReports Review: MidSchoolMath received a perfect score on EdReports in the latest 2021 criteria for math curriculum. See the full EdReports reviews. Read her story on EdSurge to learn why.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. In classrooms across the country, the first months of school this fall have laid bare what many in education feared: Students are way behind in skills they should have mastered already. One report by Amplify Education Inc., chorused a few voices.

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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. a senior fellow at the Fordham Foundation, a conservative education think tank. Part of the appeal of project-based learning is the perception that there’s more freedom, a welcome break from the pressures of test prep and meeting Common Core standards.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

This crucial juncture, and its far-reaching implications for those who don’t meet the mark, is why some educators are focusing their literacy efforts on the school years that come before third grade — hoping through innovation to offset what could be a terrible and lasting deficit in children’s reading skills. So far, results are promising.

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