The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Of 1,000 evaluated traditional elementary teacher preparation programs across the country in 2020, 51 percent earned an A or B grade for their coverage of the key components of the science of reading — up from 35 percent just seven years earlier. After the Act’s passage, Mississippi aligned with the science of reading.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When Florida State Assessment scores revealed that our third-graders were under-performing in reading, my colleagues and I analyzed the data to determine the root cause of performance. The data showed a need for an explicit, phonics-based approach to literacy for our young students. However, our team had a great sense of urgency.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

October 28, 2021 — Twig Education , creators of the leading elementary level science program Twig Science, today announced the launch of Twig Science Next Gen for grades 6–8. (Los Angeles, Calif.) To learn more, visit TwigScience.com. About Twig Education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Matthews, a former tutoring aide who had just come to Rehobeth Elementary School, was used to working with students who needed some extra help with reading. Third-grade teacher Scotty Matthews works with a student at Rehobeth Elementary in Houston County, Alabama, on Monday, Oct. This story also appeared in AL.com.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

A December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7 According to the most recent federal data I could find from 2014-15, almost 90 percent of high school principals said they offered online credit recovery in their schools and estimated that 15 percent of their students used these software programs. million to 3.3

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ” The company says it is working with outside researchers to keep improving the instructional materials it sells to schools. Companies sold phonemic programs to schools and told teachers to teach it every day.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

This figure makes after-school programs the fourth most popular way to spend federal funds to address learning loss, behind summer school, software and instructional materials. The Afterschool Alliance also cited an unpublished conference paper from 2013, which tracked 1,000 elementary school students over time.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If we’re being honest — and we’ll look at the data in a second — most of them fall woefully short of any kind of meaningful change for students. Experience tells us there are three key features that, taken together, contribute to successful SEL and whole-child outcomes in elementary and middle school. And change is desperately needed.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. These gains led the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to single out Johnston County as the most improved school district in the state.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

As chairman, he helped craft the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which provided $122.8 billion under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, the single largest federal investment in K–12 education in American history. See CGCS.org. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

Half the children in 49 kindergarten classrooms were randomly selected to receive Chapter One’s tutoring program during the 2021-22 school year. Chapter One recommends that every child spend 15 minutes a day playing phonics games that are synced to the tutoring instruction and change as the student progresses.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

But convincing data on nine-year-olds’ test performances quickly heightened concerns about what schools can do to help students catch up once they are all back learning in person. Related: Pace of learning back to normal during the 2021-22 pandemic school year but student achievement lags far behind.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. By the end of one lower elementary year, I had fallen behind in reading speed and stamina.

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