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SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021, open to all classes from grade 1 to grade 5, will run from March 1 – May 9, 2021. After creating an account on SplashLearn, teachers can enroll their classes for SpringBoard 2021. Teachers can sign up for the SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021 by visiting this page. About SplashLearn.

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Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

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

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Blackbird Releases K-12 Computer Science Pathway

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

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

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

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. Aligned to Common Core, Next Generation Science and CSTA Learning Standards. ? Blackbird Education Platform: ?

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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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APRIL 26, 2021

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

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. 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. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

The program is currently working in 32 schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, with plans to expand to 62 schools by 2021. Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? So far, results are promising. If you want to have an impact in the later grades, you need to start with K to 2,” he said.

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How little is too little money for schools?

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. And, beginning with the graduating class of 2021, the district has added an additional challenge, a program it refers to collectively as Diploma+. Related: Schools on U.S. Lower class sizes, immediately,” she said. In her five years at J.C.

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Reassessing Curriculum Development: Top 3 Factors to Consider

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

There has been a rise in AI programs with books and courses exclusively focusing on elementary and high-school students. Alex said that the biggest change he has seen is not in the topics we’re teaching, but rather how it’s been taught and this is now formalized in many of the newer standards which come under the Common Core.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That would be by April 30, 2021.) Last spring, Connecticut did not administer its state-level standardized tests, the Common Core-aligned SBAC, consistent with a federal waiver granted by the DeVos administration. DeVos was not in favor of extending that waiver into 2021—and neither, it appears, is Cardona.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

While most states use the Common Core standards for math and English, there are no national social studies standards detailing which facts and historical figures students should study, and state standards vary widely. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. As the old adage goes, “What gets tested, gets taught.”.

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SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

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Blackbird Releases K-12 Computer Science Pathway

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

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

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