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Curriculum Associates Launches Extraordinary Educators™ Leadership Collaborative to Support the Professional Growth of Rising School Principals Nationwide

eSchool News

We look forward to working with this stellar group of highly motivated and highly passionate educators as they progress in their profession and learn new ways to further serve their school communities. To learn about the 2023–2024 Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative, visit [link].

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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Third graders’ reading scores rose in 2022 and 2023, equivalent to an extra 25 percent of a year of learning, compared to students in schools that weren’t eligible for the settlement payments. Others hired more aides to tutor children in small groups. It has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, and may still be revised.

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

In 2023, University of Virginia researchers promoted a study of Colorado charter schools that had adopted E.D. In the end, children in the original 15 schools received one year of social studies lessons and three years of science lessons compared to only one year of science in the comparison group. Hirsch’s Core Knowledge curriculum.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

hours of auditory instruction in small group or tutoring sessions, but continued to make progress if visual displays of the letters were combined with the sounds. The company says it is working with outside researchers to keep improving the instructional materials it sells to schools.

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Savvas Learning Company Named to the 2024 GSV 150 of Top-Growth Companies

eSchool News

In 2023, Savvas acquired Whooo’s Reading and its cutting-edge AI-driven technology, which Savvas is thoughtfully integrating into its digital ecosystem of innovative learning solutions. . The GSV 150 is an impressive group of edtech companies that are leveraging AI and driving positive outcomes for learners and society.”

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Ellipsis Education Launches the Curriculum Delivery Platform

eSchool News

A “Course Details” page provides days of instruction to make it easier to group lessons. It also offers important lesson-level information such as lesson title, type, length and sequence, with easy access to information such as activity descriptions, standards addressed, and materials and additional lesson-level resources. .

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

A working group created to support implementation of the TEAACH Act reached out to schools, districts and regional offices of education to make sure they were aware of the mandate and had a plan in place. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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